The importance of methionine metabolism

T helper cells import the amino acid methionine to synthesize new proteins and to provide the methyl groups needed for the methylation of RNA and DNA that drives T cell proliferation and differentiation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramon I Klein Geltink, Erika L Pearce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/47221