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Development and function of innate polyclonal TCRalphabeta+ CD8+ thymocytes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Sept 2011
Rafei Moutih, Hardy Marie-Pierre, Williams Patrick, Vanegas Juan Ruiz, Forner Kathy-Ann, Dulude Gaël, Labrecque Nathalie, Galipeau Jacques, Perreault Claude
Abstract excerpt
Innate CD8 T cells are found in mutant mouse models, but whether they are produced in a normal thymus remains controversial. Using the RAG2p-GFP mouse model, we found that ∼10% of TCRαβ(+) CD4(-)CD8(+) thymocytes were innate polyclonal T cells (GFP(+)CD44(hi)). Relative to conventional T cells, innate CD8 thymocytes displayed increased cell surface amounts of B7-H1, CD2, CD5, CD38, IL-2Rβ, and IL-4Rα and...
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