Elimination of self-reactive T cells in the thymus: a timeline for negative selection.

The elimination of autoreactive T cells occurs via thymocyte apoptosis and removal by thymic phagocytes, but the sequence of events in vivo, and the relationship between thymocyte death and phagocytic clearance, are unknown. Here we address these questions by following a synchronized cohort of thymo...

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Main Authors: Ivan Lilyanov Dzhagalov, Katherine Grace Chen, Paul Herzmark, Ellen A Robey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660248?pdf=render