How a T Cell Switches from Disease-scanning to Disease-fighting Mode (VIDEO)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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An animation illustrates how, when a T cell's receptors lock onto the targeted antigen, parts of the receptors bend in a way that signals the T cell to change from disease-scanning to disease-fighting mode.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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