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Generation of Human Alloantigen-specific T Cells from Peripheral Blood
Published on: November 21, 2014
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Exclusión e inclusión de alelos de los receptores de células T alfa y beta
P Borgulya1, H Kishi, Y Uematsu
1Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
Cell
|May 1, 1992
Resumen
La reorganización del gen del receptor de células T (TCR) continúa en los timocitos inmaduros incluso después de la expresión superficial. La recombinación en el locus alfa se detiene solo después de una selección positiva en el timo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Biología del desarrollo Biología del desarrollo.
Sus antecedentes:
- El reordenamiento genético del receptor de células T (TCR) es crucial para la inmunidad adaptativa.
- El tiempo y la regulación precisos de la reorganización del gen TCR durante el desarrollo de las células T no se comprenden completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la regulación de la reorganización del gen TCR durante el desarrollo de las células T.
- Para determinar cuándo cesa la reorganización del gen TCR en relación con la maduración y selección del timocito.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la expresión y reorganización del gen TCR en ratones transgénicos alfa beta TCR.
- Análisis unicelular de timocitos en varias etapas de desarrollo.
- Cuantificación de la expresión génica de RAG-1 y RAG-2.
Principales resultados:
- Los TCR transgénicos se expresan temprano en los timocitos inmaduros.
- Los timocitos inmaduros pueden expresar cadenas alfa TCR endógenas junto con TCR transgénicos.
- La expresión génica RAG-1 y RAG-2 disminuye en los timocitos maduros después de la selección positiva.
Conclusiones:
- La expresión superficial de un alfa beta TCR no detiene inmediatamente la reorganización del gen alfa TCR.
- La recombinación del gen TCR, particularmente en el locus alfa, continúa hasta después de la selección positiva en el timo.
- Las células T en desarrollo pueden explorar múltiples TCR para la unión al ligando del MHC durante la selección del timo.
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