A novel CD4 knockout mouse strain with a spontaneous frameshift mutation in the CD4 locus.

T cells express co-receptors CD4 and CD8, which are involved in the recognition of antigen presented to T cell receptors. The expression of CD4 in thymic hematopoietic cells is crucial for the thymic development and selection of T cells. In this study, we identified a novel CD4 mutant allele that em...

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Main Authors: Mathangi Janakiraman, Shin-Young Na, Gurumoorthy Krishnamoorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266589