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Reduced TCR signaling potential impairs negative selection but does not result in autoimmune disease.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 24 Sept 2012
Hwang Sujin, Song Ki-Duk, Lesourne Renaud, Lee Jan, Pinkhasov Julia, Li Liqi, El-Khoury Dalal, Love Paul E
Abstract excerpt
Negative selection and regulatory T (T reg) cell development are two thymus-dependent processes necessary for the enforcement of self-tolerance, and both require high-affinity interactions between the T cell receptor (TCR) and self-ligands. However, it remains unclear if they are similarly impacted by alterations in TCR signaling potential. We generated a knock-in allele (6F) of the TCR ζ chain gene encoding a...
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