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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5153
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
T lymphocyte maturation is dependent on interactions between the T cell receptor (TCR) expressed on the developing thymocyte and intrathymic major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide ligands. The relation between the peptide-MHC complex that results in negative or positive selection has not been identified. Here, the requirements for the maturation of thymocytes expressing a defined transgenic TCR specific for a viral peptide are studied in fetal thymic organ culture. Low concentrations of the viral peptide antigen recognized by this transgenic TCR can mediate positive selection, whereas high concentrations result in thymocyte tolerance. These findings support the affinity-avidity model of thymocyte selection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
263
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1615-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Positive and negative thymocyte selection induced by different concentrations of a single peptide.
pubmed:affiliation
Ontario Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't