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Following the fate of one insulin-reactive CD4 T cell: conversion into Teffs and Tregs in the periphery controls diabetes in NOD mice.
Diabetes - 1 May 2012
Fousteri Georgia, Jasinski Jean, Dave Amy, Nakayama Maki, Pagni Philippe, Lambolez Florence, Juntti Therese, Sarikonda Ghanashyam, Cheng Yang, Croft Michael, Cheroutre Hilde, Eisenbarth George, von Herrath Matthias
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In diabetic patients and susceptible mice, insulin is a targeted autoantigen. Insulin B chain 9-23 (B:9-23) autoreactive CD4 T cells are key for initiating autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice; however, little is known regarding their origin and function. To this end, B:9-23-specific, BDC12-4.1 T-cell receptor (TCR) transgenic (Tg) mice were studied, of which, despite expressing a single TCR on the recombination...
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