The Prerequisites for Central Tolerance Induction against Citrullinated Proteins in the Mouse.

To assess the prerequisites for negative selection of peptidylcitrulline-specific T cells in the thymus. In detail, we here analyzed murine medullary thymic epithelial cells for the expression of peptidylarginine deiminases (PAD) and subsequent citrullination.Medullary thymic epithelial cells were s...

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Main Authors: Robby Engelmann, Andra Biemelt, Antje Cordshagen, Anja Johl, Daniela Kuthning, Brigitte Müller-Hilke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4928850?pdf=render