Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Genius of a disorderly enzyme: How the inefficiency of activation-induced deoxycytidine deaminase is good for your immune system
Random patterns of deamination by the enzyme activation-induced deoxycytidine deaminase (AID) are the key to generating antibody diversity, a crucial component to a healthy immune system, according to a new study.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment