A new light on T cell activation shed by a photoactivatable agonist.
Which molecular events control the initiation of a T cell response? In this issue of Immunity, Huse et al. (2007) describe a photoactivatable agonist that will substantially improve our ability to investigate this phenomenon.
Trautmann
Alain
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Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France; Inserm, U567, Paris, France. trautmann@cochin.inserm.fr
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000528:radiation effects; D010455:Peptides / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D019920:Photoaffinity Labels; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects
D010455:Peptides; D019920:Photoaffinity Labels