Autoantigen-specific interactions with CD4+ thymocytes control mature medullary thymic epithelial cell cellularity.

Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) are specialized for inducing central immunological tolerance to self-antigens. To accomplish this, mTECs must adopt a mature phenotype characterized by expression of the autoimmune regulator Aire, which activates the transcription of numerous genes encoding...

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Main Authors: Irla, M, Hugues, S, Gill, J, Nitta, T, Hikosaka, Y, Williams, I, Hubert, F, Scott, H, Takahama, Y, Holländer, G, Reith, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008