Article
CD8 lineage commitment in the absence of CD8.
Immunity - 1 May 1997
Goldrath A W, Hogquist K A, Bevan M J
Abstract excerpt
The absence of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity and the failure of MHC class I-restricted T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic thymocytes to mature in CD8alpha-deficient mice suggest that CD8 may be essential for CD8 lineage commitment. We report that variants of the antigenic peptide that delete TCR transgenic thymocytes from CD8 wild-type but not CD8alpha-deficient mice can restore positive selection of CD8 lineage...
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