The peptide-loading complex is key to the initiation of an immune response that raises killer T cells in vertebrates. Its structure has now been determined, and might provide information that improves immune protection.
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Ploegh, H. Machinery that guides immunity. Nature 551, 442–443 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-07268-8
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