A role for "self" in T-cell activation

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 236-244

  Krogsgaard, Michelle ^a   Juang, Jeremy ^b   Davis, Mark M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pseudodimer; Self peptide MHC; T cell activation; Thymic selection

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS, CD8; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PEPTIDES; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 34447281286     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2007.04.003     Document Type: Review

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