BMP Signaling Is Required for Normal Thymus Development

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The microenvironment of the thymus fosters the generation of a diverse and self-tolerant T cell repertoire from a pool of essentially random specificities. Epithelial as well as mesenchymal cells contribute to the thymic stroma, but little is known about the factors that allow for communication between the two cells types that shape the thymic microenvironment. In this study, we investigated the role of bone...

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