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IRGQ (pink/orange) is anchored via another protein (gray) in the membrane of the “garbage bags” in which the non-functional MHC-I molecules are packaged. The bags later fuse with the lysosomes, which initiates the degradation of the molecules. Image: Henry Bailey, Goethe University Frankfurt

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Henry Bailey, Goethe University Frankfurt

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