Building Immunity: Team recreates a T-cell receptor signaling pathway

Monday, April 11, 2016 - 15:10 in Biology & Nature

The front line of the human immune system is made up of T-cells: white blood cells that circulate in the body and scan for foreign invaders and infections. If a T-cell surface receptor detects a threat during its surveillance, it relays a signal to the interior of the cell and activates it to attack.

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