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Published on: January 22, 2019
TGFbeta signalling in control of T-cell-mediated self-reactivity
Yuri P Rubtsov1, Alexander Y Rudensky
1Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Abstract:
In the immune system, transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) affects multiple cell lineages by either promoting or opposing their differentiation, survival and proliferation. Understanding the cellular mechanisms of TGFbeta-mediated regulation is complicated due to a broad distribution of TGFbeta receptors on the surface of different immune-cell types. Recent studies using in vivo genetic approaches revealed a critical role for TGFbeta signalling in T cells in restraining fatal autoimmune lesions. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of a role for TGFbeta signalling in the regulation of T-cell differentiation in the thymus and in the periphery, with a particular emphasis on TGFbeta-mediated control of self-reactive T cells.
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