A "new" mechanism in humans for regulating the immune response (IMAGE)

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

A "new" mechanism in humans for regulating the immune response

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  1. Left: A normal cell where the RNA molecule NORAD allows the STAT3 protein to enter the nucleus and prevent unnecessary immune system activation. Right: When the cell is attacked by a virus, NORAD is cut, preventing STAT3 from entering the nucleus. As a result, the STAT1 protein, necessary for activating the immune response, comes into action, triggering a rapid response to the threat and the secretion of proteins that activate the immune system to attack the virus.

 


 

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Figure illustrated by Anna Argoetti

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