Article
Posttranslational regulation of TCR Valpha allelic exclusion during T cell differentiation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 1998
Alam S M, Gascoigne N R
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that phenotypic allelic exclusion of TCR alpha-chain is functional only in mature thymocytes. A significant proportion of immature thymocytes (TCRlow) express more than one cell surface alpha-chain, but mature thymocytes (TCRhigh) show phenotypic allelic exclusion and express only a single alpha-chain. We have analyzed thymocytes for both surface and intracellular alpha-chain expression...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Membrane
- Cytoplasm
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocytes
- Thymus Gland
