Article
NF-kappa B-inducing kinase establishes self-tolerance in a thymic stroma-dependent manner.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Feb 2004
Kajiura Fumiko, Sun Shijie, Nomura Takashi, Izumi Keisuke, Ueno Tomoo, Bando Yoshimi, Kuroda Noriyuki, Han Hongwei, Li Yi, Matsushima Akemi, Takahama Yousuke, Sakaguchi Shimon, Mitani Tasuku, Matsumoto Mitsuru
Abstract excerpt
Physical contact between thymocytes and the thymic stroma is essential for T cell maturation and shapes the T cell repertoire in the periphery. Stromal elements that control these processes still remain elusive. We used a mouse strain with mutant NF-kappaB-inducing kinase (NIK) to examine the mechanisms underlying the breakdown of self-tolerance. This NIK-mutant strain manifests autoimmunity and disorganized...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cell Differentiation
- Fetal Tissue Transplantation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred A
