The role of Autoimmune regulator (Aire) gene in the control of adhesion between medullary thymic epithelial cells and thymocytes
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ABSTRACT: The crosstalk between thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells is critical for T cell development and establishment of central tolerance. Although the role of Autoimmune Regulator (Aire) gene in the induction of central tolerance is well known, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms by which Aire controls the ectopic expression of tissue restricted antigens (TRAs) in medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECS) remain unclear. In this study we performed a functional assay with fresh thymocytes dissociated from a normal mouse thymus co-cultured with a Mus musculus mTEC cell line - named 3.10 mTEC line - , in which we had previously knocked-down Aire gene by means of siRNA transfection. Agilent Mouse Gene Expression microarrays were used to determine the large scale transcriptional expression profiles of control and Aire-knockdown 3.10 mTECs co-cultured with thymocytes.
INSTRUMENT(S): Agilent G2565AA and G2565BA Microarray Scanner
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Geraldo Passos
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4595 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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