In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks 'self' tissues. Ten years after the discovery of one target of this autoimmunity, work with mice identifies it as a guardian protein produced in response to inflammation.
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Ransohoff, R. Assault on the guardian. Nature 448, 421–422 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448421a
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