Team Identifies Peroxisomes' Role in Innate Immune System (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Team Identifies Peroxisomes' Role in Innate Immune System

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Research associate Francesca Di Cara (front), associate professor Andrew Simmonds and Richard Rachubinski, professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology, discovered that peroxisomes are necessary for proper functioning of the innate immune system.

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Melissa Fabrizio

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