A role for phagocytosis in inducing cell death during thymocyte negative selection

Autoreactive thymocytes are eliminated during negative selection in the thymus, a process important for establishing self-tolerance. Thymic phagocytes serve to remove dead thymocytes, but whether they play additional roles during negative selection remains unclear. Here, using a murine thymic slice...

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Main Authors: Nadia S Kurd, Lydia K Lutes, Jaewon Yoon, Shiao Wei Chan, Ivan L Dzhagalov, Ashley R Hoover, Ellen A Robey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/48097