Immunological synapse formation is essential for T cell activation. A recent paper in Science reports that immunological and neurological synapses utilize a common molecule, agrin.
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Shaw, A., Allen, P. Kissing cousins: immunological and neurological synapses. Nat Immunol 2, 575–576 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/89712
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