-2βT

H Suzuki1, T M Kündig, C Furlonger

  • 1Amgen Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 9, 1995
PubMed
まとめ

ネズミのインターレウキン-2受容体β (IL-2Rβ) 欠乏症はT細胞の活性化を引き起こし,B細胞の枯渇,自己免疫,早期死亡を引き起こす. IL-2Rβは,T細胞の活性化を制御し,免疫ホメオスタシスを維持するために重要である.

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