A long sought-after partner for a key immune protein, called TIM-3, has been identified by a team from a Brigham and Women's Hospital-led team. The finding helps explain its two-faced role in the immune system -sometimes dampening it, other times stimulating it. This newly identified partner not only sheds light on the inner workings of the immune system in diseases such as HIV, autoimmunity, and cancer, but also provides a critical path toward the development of novel treatments ...Thursday 27 November 2014
Basis of Key Immune Protein's Two-Faced Role Unlocked in a Study
A long sought-after partner for a key immune protein, called TIM-3, has been identified by a team from a Brigham and Women's Hospital-led team. The finding helps explain its two-faced role in the immune system -sometimes dampening it, other times stimulating it. This newly identified partner not only sheds light on the inner workings of the immune system in diseases such as HIV, autoimmunity, and cancer, but also provides a critical path toward the development of novel treatments ...
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