29.11.2012 Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

Traffic Cops of the Immune System

Molecule called IκBNS in charge of regulatory immune cell maturation. A certain type of immune cell – the regulatory T cell, or Treg for short – is in charge of putting on the brakes on the immune response. In a way, this cell type might be considered the immune system"s traffic cop. Now, scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) have looked into the origin of Tregs and uncovered a central role played by the protein IκBNS.

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