Regulating the immune system's 'regulator'

(Institute for Basic Science) A research team at the Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has discovered a possible therapeutic target that pulls the reins of immunity. On Nature Communications, the scientists reported that mice lacking Foxp1 protein in some specific immune cells are more susceptible to immune-induced inflammation.
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