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2. Fangwei Leng*, Wenxiang Zhang*, Ricardo N. Ramirez, Juliette Leon, Yi Zhong, Lifei Hou, Koichi Yuki, Joris van der Veeken, Alexander Y Rudensky, Christophe Benoist, Sun Hur. The transcription factor FoxP3 can fold into two dimerization states with divergent implications for regulatory T cell function and immune homeostasis [J]. Immunity, 2022, 55(8): 1354-1369. (*, equal contribution).
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