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Brian M Baker1, Brian D Evavold2.
Abstract
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) restriction is a fundamental tenet of T cell biology, but the underlying mechanisms have remained controversial. The extent to which T cell receptors (TCRs) are biased towards MHC proteins in particular has been widely discussed. In a recent paper, Sharon et al. report direct evidence for coevolution between TCR and MHC genes, helping to explain how MHC compatibility and bias can be encoded within TCRs.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27939452 PMCID: PMC5208042 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.11.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Immunol ISSN: 1471-4906 Impact factor: 16.687