• Regulatory T cells ensure the immune system can differentiate self from non-self. (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

• Regulatory T cells ensure the immune system can differentiate self from non-self.

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Yongqiang Feng, PhD, St. Jude Department of Immunology, investigated the role Foxp3 plays in regulatory T cell function, demonstrating that the protein likely acts as a transcription cofactor, offering new insight into the self vs. non-self discriminatory practices of the immune system.

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