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Aire controls the differentiation program of thymic epithelial cells in the medulla for the establishment of self-tolerance.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 24 Nov 2008
Yano Masashi, Kuroda Noriyuki, Han Hongwei, Meguro-Horike Makiko, Nishikawa Yumiko, Kiyonari Hiroshi, Maemura Kentaro, Yanagawa Yuchio, Obata Kunihiko, Takahashi Satoru, Ikawa Tomokatsu, Satoh Rumi, Kawamoto Hiroshi, Mouri Yasuhiro, Matsumoto Mitsuru
Abstract excerpt
The roles of autoimmune regulator (Aire) in the expression of the diverse arrays of tissue-restricted antigen (TRA) genes from thymic epithelial cells in the medulla (medullary thymic epithelial cells [mTECs]) and in organization of the thymic microenvironment are enigmatic. We approached this is...
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