| Literature DB >> 2960738 |
I N Crispe1, R P Shimonkevitz, L A Husmann, J Kimura, J P Allison.
Abstract
The expression on adult mouse thymocytes of a T cell antigen receptor beta-chain epitope, recognized by the antibody F23.1, has been studied by three-color flow cytometry. Low density F23.1 staining was found mainly on CD4+8+ thymocytes. High density staining was mainly on CD4+8- and CD4-8+ cells. Variable proportions of CD4-8- cells were also F23.1+. Among CD4-8+ cells, F23.1 was expressed only on the J11d- subset with mature T cell function. We conclude that many subpopulations of thymocytes express antigen receptors and are candidates for the population subject to thymic selection, but at present no single subpopulation makes a convincing claim.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2960738
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422