Contrasting models of promiscuous gene expression by thymic epithelium

Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) express a broad spectrum of tissue- restricted self-antigens (TRAs), which are required for the development of central tolerance. A new study suggests that TRA expression is a specialized property of terminally differentiated mTECs. However, as discussed her...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gillard, Geoffrey O., Farr, Andrew G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212887/