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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Pärt Peterson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-16877 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Human molecular genetics 20090910 24
The Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) protein is expressed in thymic medullary epithelial cells, where it promotes the ectopic expression of tissue-restricted antigens needed for efficient negative selection of developing thymocytes. Mutations in AIRE cause APECED syndrome, which is characterized by a breakdown of self-tolerance. The molecular mechanism by which AIRE increases the expression of a variety of different genes remains unknown. Here, we studied AIRE-regulated genes using whole genome expre ...[more]