Altered peptide ligands narrow the repertoire of cellular immune responses by interfering with T-cell priming.
Variation in epitopes of infectious pathogens inhibits various effector functions of T lymphocytes through antagonism of the T-cell receptor. However, a more powerful strategy for immune evasion would be to prevent the induction of T-cell responses. We report here mutual 'interference' wit...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1999
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