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Control of central self-tolerance induction by autoreactive CD4+ thymocytes

Irla, Magali and Hollander, Georg and Reith, Walter. (2010) Control of central self-tolerance induction by autoreactive CD4+ thymocytes. Trends in immunology, Vol. 31, H. 2. pp. 71-79.

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Abstract

Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) are crucial for the selection of a T-cell-receptor (TCR) repertoire purged of self-reactive specificities, because these cells activate a promiscuous gene-expression program that leads to the synthesis of a wide array of peripheral tissue-restricted self-antigens. This review summarizes recent progress in our understanding of the cellular interactions, ligands, receptors and signal-transduction pathways that control mature-mTEC development. The particular focus is on new findings supporting the model that mature-mTEC development in the postnatal thymus depends on nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) signaling induced by CD40-CD40 ligand, and receptor-activator-of-NF-kappaB (RANK)-RANK ligand interactions, and that these signals are delivered in the context of antigen-specific interactions between CD4(+) thymocytes carrying autoreactive TCRs and mTECs displaying cognate autoantigen-MHC-class-II complexes.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Children's Hospital > Pediatric Immunology (Holländer)
UniBasel Contributors:Holländer, Georg
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Further Journal Contribution
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1471-4906
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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