Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Tsushima F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1896111 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsushima Fumihiko F Yao Sheng S Shin Tahiro T Flies Andrew A Flies Sarah S Xu Haiying H Tamada Koji K Pardoll Drew M DM Chen Lieping L
Blood 20070208 1
Although self-reactive T-cell precursors can be eliminated upon recognition of self-antigen presented in the thymus, this central tolerance process is often incomplete, and additional mechanisms are required to prevent autoimmunity. Recent studies indicates that the interaction between B7-H1 and its receptor PD-1 on activated T cells plays an important role in the inhibition of T-cell responses in peripheral organs. Here, we show that, before their exit to the periphery, T cells in lymphoid orga ...[more]