Fas-Fas Ligand: checkpoint of T cell functions in multiple sclerosis
Fas and Fas Ligand (FasL) are two molecules involved in regulation of cell death. Their interaction leads to apoptosis of thymocytes that fail to rearrange correctly their T cell receptor genes (TCR) and of those that recognize self-antigens, a process called negative selection; moreover, Fas-FasL i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00382/full |