| Literature DB >> 1851798 |
R H Lin1, M J Mamula, J A Hardin, C A Janeway.
Abstract
A novel mechanism for breaking T cell self tolerance is described. B cells induced to make autoantibody by immunization of mice with the non-self protein human cytochrome c can present the self protein mouse cytochrome c to autoreactive T cells in immunogenic form. This mechanism of breaking T cell self tolerance could account for the role of foreign antigens in breaking not only B cell but also T cell self tolerance, leading to sustained autoantibody production in the absence of the foreign antigen.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1851798 PMCID: PMC2190847 DOI: 10.1084/jem.173.6.1433
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307