Immune Receptors Amplify 'Invader' Signals by Turning into Mini-Machines (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Immune Receptors Amplify 'Invader' Signals by Turning into Mini-Machines

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Salk Institute scientists discover how Immune receptors use a protein called ZAP70 to amplify 'invader' signals and attack a biological intruder. Single molecule tracks of Zap70 overlaid with T cell receptor microclusters shows signal transfer at early moments of T cell activation.

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