Accumulation of alanine, which can be synthesized from pyruvate in one step, allosterically inhibits pyruvate kinase, slowing the production of pyruvate by glycolysis

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Lineage commitment

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T-Cell Activation and Differentiation

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Three signals are required for activation of a naïve T cell

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Positive Costimulatory Receptors: ICOS

ICOS binds to another member of the growing B7 family, ICOS-ligand (ICOS-L), which is also expressed on a subset of activated APCs.

ICOS plays a key role in maintaining the activity of already differentiated effector and memory T cells.

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T-cell costimulatory

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Negative costimulation