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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Qing Ge
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-30083 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20111013 10
<h4>Background</h4>After positive selection, the newly generated single positive (SP) thymocytes migrate to the thymic medulla, where they undergo negative selection to eliminate autoreactive T cells and functional maturation to acquire immune competence and egress capability.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>To elucidate the genetic program underlying this process, we analyzed changes in gene expression in four subsets of mouse TCRαβ(+)CD4(+)CD8(-) thymocytes (SP1 to SP4) representative of ...[more]