Figure 6.
CTLA-4 and CD28 compete to bind to B7 protein (CD80/CD86). CTLA-4 promotes Treg to produce cytokines that inhibit B7 expression, such as IL-10 or TGF-β, and reduces the expression of B7 molecules on APC. Created with BioRender.com.
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