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SØREN DEGN: Lymphocyte Biology

Søren Degn’s lab focuses on the role of B and T lymphocytes in health and disease, with a particular emphasis on tolerance and autoimmunity. B and T lymphocytes are the main constituents of the adaptive immune system, a branch of the immune system with the remarkable abilities of ‘learning’ and ‘memory’. The lab investigates these phenomena with a combination of molecular techniques, mouse models, flow and imaging cytometry, cell sorting, and advanced imaging techniques, including confocal and two-photon microscopy. This work has implications for the development of treatments for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases, as well as vaccine design.

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Sirinian, C., de Lastic, A. L., Zaverdas, H., Nifora, M., Georgakopoulou, D., Samiotaki, M., Argentou, M. I., Peroukidis, S., Degn, S. E., Rusan, M., Theofilatos, K., Mavroudi, S., Papanastasiou, A. D. & Koutras, A. (2026). Dual Role of Cancer Epithelial-Specific TRAF3 in Regulating Breast Cancer Cell Survival and Lymphocyte Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 27(10), Article 4414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27104414
Gonzalez, S. F., Lukacs-Kornek, V., Kuligowski, M. P., Pitcher, L. A., Degn, S. E., Turley, S. J. & Carroll, M. C. (2010). Complement-dependent transport of antigen into B cell follicles. Journal of Immunology, 185, 2659-2664.

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