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Themis releases the brakes on TCR signaling during thymocyte selection by disabling SHP-1

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Patrussi, L., Baldari, C. Themis releases the brakes on TCR signaling during thymocyte selection by disabling SHP-1. Cell Mol Immunol 14, 724–726 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/cmi.2017.41

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