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The hallmark of immunological synapses established by T cells is the formation of the supramolecular activation clusters (SMACs), in which adhesion molecules such as leukocyte function-associated antigen 1 segregate to the peripheral domain of the immunological synapse (p- …
The hallmark of immunological synapses established by T cells is the formation of the supramolecular activation clusters (SMACs), in which a …