| Literature DB >> 1359428 |
P Mombaerts1, A R Clarke, M A Rudnicki, J Iacomini, S Itohara, J J Lafaille, L Wang, Y Ichikawa, R Jaenisch, M L Hooper.
Abstract
Analysis of mice carrying mutant T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) genes indicates that TCR-beta gene rearrangement or expression is critical for the differentiation of CD4-CD8- thymocytes to CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, as well as for the expansion of the pool of CD4+CD8+ cells. TCR-alpha is irrelevant in these developmental processes. The development of gamma delta T cells does not depend on either TCR-alpha or TCR-beta.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1359428 DOI: 10.1038/360225a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962