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A CD8/Lck transgene is able to drive thymocyte differentiation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2006
Fragoso Ruben C, Pyarajan Saiju, Irie Hanna Yoko, Burakoff Steven J
Abstract excerpt
Efficient development of thymocytes requires participation of a CD8 or CD4 coreceptor in the TCR:MHC interaction. Both CD8 and CD4 coreceptor cytoplasmic domains associate with Lck. In this study, we attempted to delineate the role of CD8alpha-associated Lck in driving CD8 single positive (SP) thymocyte development. We used a chimeric molecule encoding the extracellular and transmembrane domains of CD8alpha fused...
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