The molecular mechanism by which thymocytes are positively selected remains incompletely understood. Three studies add a new piece to the positive selection puzzle.
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Allen, P. Themis imposes new law and order on positive selection. Nat Immunol 10, 805–806 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0809-805
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