U of M researchers discover a pathway to turn off immune system ...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 01/30/2008 - 23:00

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a new way to turn genes off in human T cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system fight infections.Turning off genes, through a process known as mRNA decay, is important for regulating the body's immune response after fighting infection.

This research could lead to development of new drugs that turn off the immune system in patients with autoimmune diseases -- such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

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