Differential processing of self-antigens by subsets of thymic stromal cells

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-104

  Guerder, Sylvie ^a,b   Viret, Christophe ^a,b   Luche, Hervé ^b,c,d   Ardouin, Laurence ^b,c,d   Malissen, Bernard ^b,c,d  

^a France   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MEDULLARY THYMIC EPITHELIAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMIC CORTICAL EPITHELIAL CELL; THYMIC DENDITIC CELL; THYMIC STROMA CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; AUTOANTIGENS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84857059706     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: 18790372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2012.01.008     Document Type: Review

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