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Antigen receptor signaling: the Tuscan chronicles

The fourth EMBO workshop on “Lymphocyte antigen receptor and coreceptor signaling” gathered immunologists to share key findings, new questions and emerging trends in the field of cell signaling.

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We thank colleagues for allowing citation of unpublished data and offer apologies for the omission of many exciting new data owing to space limitations. We also thank the European Molecular Biology Organization for continuing support to this workshop.

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Baldari, C., Koretzky, G., Telford, J. et al. Antigen receptor signaling: the Tuscan chronicles. Nat Immunol 6, 3–5 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0105-3

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