Like entrance and exit doors on a building, a cell’s outer surface has doors — channels, pumps, and transporters that selectively control what molecules enter or exit. In the immune system, T cells possess unique sets of ‘doors’, including ones that specialize in calcium ion movement. Now, researchers describe a unique mechanism for coordinating these calcium entrance and exit ‘doors’ on T cells that helps them carry out their jobs and ensure normal immune function.
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Source: ScienceDaily