MHC restriction is imposed on a diverse T cell receptor repertoire by CD4 and CD8 co-receptors during thymic selection

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 437-441

  Van Laethem, François ^a   Tikhonova, Anastasia N ^a   Singer, Alfred ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; LIGAND BINDING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84865282273     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: 14714981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2012.05.006     Document Type: Review

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