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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center conducted a preclinical study showing that the protein ZBTB44 suppresses overactive immune signaling that can trigger inflammation in the colon, the primary part of the large intestine. The work, detailed in a Nature Immunology article, demonstrates how ZBTB44 curtails excessive immune activity that otherwise leads to intestinal inflammation. The authors suggest the findings could clarify mechanisms behind immune dysregulation in various chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

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