RET/GFRα signals are dispensable for thymic T cell development in vivo.

Identification of thymocyte regulators is a central issue in T cell biology. Interestingly, growing evidence indicates that common key molecules control neuronal and immune cell functions. The neurotrophic factor receptor RET mediates critical functions in foetal hematopoietic subsets, thus raising...

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Main Authors: Afonso Rocha Martins Almeida, Sílvia Arroz-Madeira, Diogo Fonseca-Pereira, Hélder Ribeiro, Reena Lasrado, Vassilis Pachnis, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531415?pdf=render