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NF-κB-inducing kinase in thymic stroma establishes central tolerance by orchestrating cross-talk with not only thymocytes but also dendritic cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2014
Mouri Yasuhiro, Nishijima Hitoshi, Kawano Hiroshi, Hirota Fumiko, Sakaguchi Nobuo, Morimoto Junko, Matsumoto Mitsuru
Abstract excerpt
Essential roles of NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) for the development of medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) and regulatory T cells have been highlighted by studies using a strain of mouse bearing a natural mutation of the NIK gene (aly mice). However, the exact mechanisms underlying the defect in thymic cross-talk leading to the breakdown of self-tolerance in aly mice remain elusive. In this study, we...
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