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Abstract
An elastase-like protease, recently recognized as a specific product of murine T cells, may functionally associate with the classical TCR. T cell elastase, found in combination with the natural elastase inhibitor alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-protease inhibitor, alpha 1-PI), is produced by both CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. T cell elastase and alpha 1-PI are found chemically associated with the TCR in an antigen-specific complex reminiscent of the Ig-complement 'immune complexes'.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8095154 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/5.1.79
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Immunol ISSN: 0953-8178 Impact factor: 4.823