The length of the myosin II neck domain determines the rate of movement.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

TREG can be generated both naturally, in the thymus (nTREG cells), and after induction by antigen in the periphery (iTREG cells).

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In the presence of antigen and TGF-β, CD8+ regulatory T cells expressing FoxP3 can be induced (iTREG).

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Three main pathways of CD8+ regulatory T cells:

a. APC lysis

b. Inhibition of APC function

c. Regulation of effector T cells

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

TREG cells were most recently characterized as a unique subset of CD4+ T cells that express high levels of the IL-2R  chain (CD25), the low-affinity receptor for this cytokine.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

High levels of CD25 was responsible for the suppression of diabetes.