Assessing the role of CD103 in immunity to an intestinal helminth parasite.

In the intestine, the integrin CD103 is expressed on a subset of T regulatory (T(reg)) cells and a population of dendritic cells (DCs) that produce retinoic acid and promote immune homeostasis. However, the role of CD103 during intestinal helminth infection has not been tested.We demonstrate that CD...

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Main Authors: Sarah C Mullaly, Kyle Burrows, Frann Antignano, Colby Zaph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3088701?pdf=render