Expression of the Autoimmune Regulator Gene and Its Relevance to the Mechanisms of Central and Peripheral Tolerance by Roberto Perniola

“…Its related protein, AIRE, activates the transcription of genes encoding for tissue-specific antigens (TsAgs) in a subset of medullary thymic epithelial cells: the presentation of TsAgs to the maturating thymocytes induces the apoptosis of the autoreactive clones and constitutes the main form of central tolerance. …”
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The Effects of TLR Activation on T-Cell Development and Differentiation by Bo Jin, Tao Sun, Xiao-Hong Yu, Ying-Xiang Yang, Anthony E. T. Yeo

“…T cells consist of various subsets, that is, Th1, Th2, Th17, T follicular helper (Tfh), cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), regulatory T cells (Treg) and these originate from thymic progenitor thymocytes. T-cell receptor (TCR) activation in distinct T-cell subsets with different TLRs results in differing outcomes, for example, activation of TLR4 expressed in T cells promotes suppressive function of regulatory T cells (Treg), while activation of TLR6 expressed in T cells abrogates Treg function. …”
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A conserved element in the first intron of Cd4 has a lineage specific, TCR signal-responsive, canonical enhancer function that matches the timing of cell surface CD4 upregulation r... by Gregory A. Swan, Gregory A. Swan, Chika Fujii, Mia E. Guzynski, Sheridan M. Page, Isabelle V. Meyers, Yordan P. Penev, Sejiro Littleton, Sejiro Littleton, Adinda Azzahra, Christine Richardson, Sophia D. Sarafova, Sophia D. Sarafova

“…EGFP mRNA levels were measured via RT-qPCR, and EGFP fluorescence was analyzed in post-selection thymocytes.ResultsOur in vitro experiments demonstrate that NCE by itself can function as an enhancer at the INT, but not the DP stage of development. …”
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High-resolution mapping of cell cycle dynamics during steady-state T cell development and regeneration in vivo by Heike Kunze-Schumacher, Nikita A. Verheyden, Zoe Grewers, Michael Meyer-Hermann, Victor Greiff, Philippe A. Robert, Andreas Krueger

“…Here, we employed in vivo dual-nucleoside pulse labeling combined with the determination of DNA replication over time as well as fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator mice to establish a quantitative high-resolution map of cell cycle kinetics of thymocytes. We developed an agent-based mathematical model of T cell developmental dynamics. …”
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Transplantation Tolerance Induced in Humans at the Fetal or the Neonatal Stage by Jean-Louis Touraine, Kamel Sanhadji

“…The latter tolerance relies upon clonal deletion from the T-cell repertoire, and it results from the contact between thymocytes of donor origin and dendritic cells or macrophages also deriving from donor stem cells. …”
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The role of tribbles homolog 2 in cell proliferation by Wenkang Zhang, Mingkang Li, Minhao Zhang, Gaoliang Yan, Chengchun Tang

“…TRIB2 is not only involved in the physiological proliferation of cells (granulosa cells, myoblasts, naive T cells, and thymocytes) during normal development but also in the pathological proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and a variety of cancer cells (lung cancer cells, liver cancer cells, leukemia cells, pancreatic cancer cells, gastric cancer cells, prostate cancer cells, thyroid cancer cells, cervical cancer cells, melanoma cells, colorectal cancer cells, ovarian cancer cells and osteosarcoma cells) under disease conditions. …”
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Multidose Streptozotocin Induction of Diabetes in BALB/c Mice Induces a Dominant Oxidative Macrophage and a Conversion of TH1 to TH2 Phenotypes During Disease Progression by Naxin Sun, Guiwen Yang, Heng Zhao, Huub F. J. Savelkoul, Liguo An

“…Meanwhile, the polarization of TH1/TH2 of splenocytes or thymocytes was also examined. We found that peritoneal Mp appeared as an “incomplete” OMp phenotype with decreased icGSH along with disease progression. …”
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Neurohypophysial Receptor Gene Expression by Thymic T Cell Subsets and Thymic T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines by I. Hansenne, G. Rasier, Ch. Charlet-renard, M.-P. Defresne, R. Greimers, C. Breton, J.-J. Legros, V. Geenen, H. Martens

“…The OTR protein was identified by immunocytochemistry on thymocytes freshly isolated from C57BL/6 mice. In murine fetal thymic organ cultures, a specific OTR antagonist does not modify the percentage of T cell subsets, but increases late T cell apoptosis further evidencing the involvement of OT/OTR signaling in the control of T cell proliferation and survival. …”
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Spermidine alleviates thymopoiesis defects and aging of the peripheral T-cell population in mice after radiation exposure by Kengo Yoshida, Zhenqiu Liu, Yoshiko Kubo, Masahiko Miura, Mika Yamaoka, Hiroko Nagamura, Munechika Misumi, Yoichiro Kusunoki

“…The numbers of total, double-positive, and single-positive thymocytes were decreased by irradiation, whereas none were decreased in the irradiated mice treated with SPD. …”
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