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How interferon beta proteins bind to cells and activate....

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:37 am
by MSUK
How interferon beta proteins bind to cells and activate an immune response

Monash University researchers have gained new insight into the early stages of our immune response, providing novel pathways to develop treatments for diseases from multiple sclerosis to cancer.

In a study published in Nature Immunology, a team of researchers led by Professor Paul Hertzog, of the Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) and Professor Jamie Rossjohn, of the School of Biomedical Sciences, have characterised for the first time how interferon beta (IFNβ) proteins bind to cells and activate an immune response.....Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/index.cfm/immunecells