Why does the human genome encode more than 300 potential immune inhibitory receptors? Here, the authors propose a categorization of inhibitory receptors — as threshold receptors and negative feedback receptors — that reflects their distinct functions in immune regulation, illustrated using mathematical modelling. This categorization may be useful for the therapeutic targeting of inhibitory receptors.
- Matevž Rumpret
- Julia Drylewicz
- Linde Meyaard
