How a single molecule turns one immune cell into another

30 July 2015

All it takes is one molecule to reprogram an antibody-producing B cell into a scavenging macrophage. This transformation is possible, new evidence shows, because the molecule (C/EBPa, a transcription factor) ‘short-circuits’ the cells so that they re-express genes reserved for embryonic development.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/4XfSE1QauYM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/
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