Genius of a disorderly enzyme: How the inefficiency of activation-induced deoxycytidine deaminase is good for your immune system
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Random patterns of deamination by the enzyme activation-induced deoxycytidine deaminase (AID) are the key to generating antibody diversity, a crucial component to a healthy immune system, according to a new study.