Gut check: A molecule that balances the immune system in the gut

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified a fundamental way immune cells in the gut learn the difference between good and bad microbes. Professional antigen-presenting cells need a molecule called gp96 to prevent immune cells from attacking the gut and causing colitis.

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