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Allelic exclusion of the TCR alpha-chain is an active process requiring TCR-mediated signaling and c-Cbl.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2003
Niederberger Nathalie, Holmberg Kaisa, Alam S Munir, Sakati Wayne, Naramura Mayumi, Gu Hua, Gascoigne Nicholas R J
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic allelic exclusion at the TCRalpha locus is developmentally regulated in thymocytes. Many immature thymocytes express two cell surface alpha-chain species. Following positive selection, the vast majority of mature thymocytes and peripheral T cells display a single cell surface alpha-chain. A posttranslational mechanism occurring at the same time as positive selection and TCR up-regulation leads to this...
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