Tracking down the tiniest of forces: How T cells detect invaders
E-Mail IMAGE: The T cell (yellow) touches the antigen-presenting cell. Tiny forces are applied on the surface, eventually the connection breaks. view more Credit: TU Wien / MedUni Wien T-cells play a central role in our immune system: by means of their so-called T-cell receptors (TCR) they make out dangerous invaders or cancer cells in the body and then trigger an immune reaction. On a molecular level, this recognition process is still not sufficiently understood. Intriguing observations have now been made by an interdisciplinary Viennese team of immunologists, biochemists and bi...
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