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Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 2, a novel autoimmune regulator interaction partner, modulates promiscuous gene expression in medullary thymic epithelial cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2015
Rattay Kristin, Claude Janine, Rezavandy Esmail, Matt Sonja, Hofmann Thomas G, Kyewski Bruno, Derbinski Jens
Abstract excerpt
Promiscuous expression of a plethora of tissue-restricted Ags (TRAs) by medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) plays an essential role in T cell tolerance. Although the cellular mechanisms by which promiscuous gene expression (pGE) imposes T cell tolerance have been well characterized, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. The autoimmune regulator (AIRE) is to date the only validated...
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