Role of thymic cortex-specific self-peptides in positive selection of T cells

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 287-293

  Takahama, Yousuke ^a   Nitta, Takeshi ^a   Mat Ripen, Adiratna ^a   Nitta, Sachiko ^a   Murata, Shigeo ^b   Tanaka, Keiji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Positive selection; Thymic cortical epithelial cell; Thymoproteasome

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROTEASOME; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMIC CORTICAL EPITHELIAL CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 77955985022     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2010.04.012     Document Type: Review

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