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Prss16 is not required for T-cell development.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2005
Cheunsuk Saijai, Lian Zhe-Xiong, Yang Guo-Xiang, Gershwin M Eric, Gruen Jeffrey R, Bowlus Christopher L
Abstract excerpt
PRSS16 is a serine protease expressed exclusively in cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTEC) of the thymus, suggesting that it plays a role in the processing of peptide antigens during the positive selection of T cells. Moreover, the human PRSS16 gene is encoded in a region near the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that has been linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility. The mouse orthologue...
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