Henson Peter M
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
Immunity. 2004 Nov;21(5):604-6. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2004.11.002.
Exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of apoptotic cells contributes to their removal in situ by quiet, noninflammatory, and nonimmunogenic mechanisms. In this issue of Immunity, describe a completely new mechanism for this effect that involves a novel zinc finger nuclear factor that inhibits IL-12 production.