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Magnesium in a signalling role

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Magnesium binds to enzymes and nucleic acids and is essential for their activity. It emerges that this ion can also function as a signalling molecule with a crucial role in the immune system. See Article p.471

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Figure 1: MAGT1 in T-cell activation.

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  1. Ning Wu and André Veillette are in the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1R7 Canada.,

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  2. André Veillette is also in the Department of Medicine, and in the Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, McGill University, Montreal.,

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Wu, N., Veillette, A. Magnesium in a signalling role. Nature 475, 462–463 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/475462a

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