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Immunol Cell Biol
October 2009
Laboratory of Immunology and Hematopoiesis, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
J Exp Med
November 2005
Section on Immunology and Immunogenetics, Joslin Diabetes Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Foxp3 is required for the generation and activity of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T (T reg) cells, which are important controllers of autoimmunity, including type-1 diabetes. To determine where T reg cells affect the diabetogenic cascade, we crossed the Foxp3 scurfy mutation, which eliminates T reg cells, with the BDC2.5 T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mouse line.
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