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Lymph node choreography: Treg cells join the dance

How regulatory T cells dampen T cell responses in vivo remains unclear. Direct visualization of regulatory T cell activity in an autoimmune setting provides exciting new insights into regulatory T cell–mediated suppression.

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Figure 1: The activity of diabetogenic TH cells in islet antigen–bearing pancreatic lymph nodes is influenced by the presence of Treg cells.

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Bousso, P. Lymph node choreography: Treg cells join the dance. Nat Immunol 7, 11–13 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0106-11

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