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Immune cells could be protected from ‘exhaustion’ by flipping genetic switches By pinpointing transcription-factor proteins that are selectively engaged when T cells commit to functional or dysfunctional fates, it has been possible to identify regulatory ‘switches’ that drive this decision.


Some transcription-factor proteins govern decisions between functional and dysfunctional T-cell states.

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