Artwork Depicting the Model (IMAGE)

BIOSS - Centre for Biological Signalling Studies

Artwork Depicting the Model

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Artwork by the daughter of one of the scientists, depicting the model: Cholesterol (green) can bind to a T cell receptor in an inactive state (blue). When an antigen (orange) binds to the receptor in an active conformation (red), the T cell is activated (below).

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Susana Minguet/BIOSS

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