Contrasting models for the roles of Aire in the differentiation program of epithelial cells in the thymic medulla

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-17

  Matsumoto, Mitsuru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Promiscuous gene expression; Self tolerance; Thymic organogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; TISSUE RESTRICTED SELF ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRE GENE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; SELF TOLERANCE; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78650376503     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201041024     Document Type: Article

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