Importance of TGF-beta Signaling in Dendritic Cells to Maintain Immune Tolerance

TGFβ is an immunoregulatory cytokine that has a pivotal function in maintenance of immune tolerance via the control of lymphocyte proliferation, differentiation and survival. Defects in TGFβ1 expression or in its signaling in T cells correlate with the onset of several autoimmune diseases. However,...

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Main Author: Ramalingam, Rajalakshmy
Other Authors: Kiela, Pawel R.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/228458