Macroautophagy in endogenous processing of self and pathogen derived antigens for MHC class II presentation

Although autophagy is a process that has been studied for several years its link with antigen presentation and T cell immunity has only recently emerged. Autophagy, which means self-eating, is important to maintain cell homeostasis and refers to a collection of mechanisms that delivers intracellular...

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Main Authors: Fernanda V. Duraes, Jennifer eNiven, Juan eDubrot, Stephanie eHugues, Monique eGannagé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00459/full