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Resident B cells regulate thymic expression of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21550671     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thymic B cells represent a numerically minor cell population located primarily at the cortico-medullary junction. Their biological role is unclear. B cell-deficient μMT mice exhibited reduced medullary thymic epithelial cell (mTEC) numbers and reduced MOG and insulin mRNA expression. Lymphotoxin produced by B cells was critical for normal tissue restricted antigen (TRA) expression, suggesting that B cells regulate self-antigens through their production of LT. These results reveal an unexpected role of B cells in mTEC maintenance and expression of TRAs through their production of LT.
Authors:
Eitan M Akirav; Yan Xu; Nancy H Ruddle
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-05-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuroimmunology     Volume:  235     ISSN:  1872-8421     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neuroimmunol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-09     Completed Date:  2011-08-08     Revised Date:  2011-09-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109498     Medline TA:  J Neuroimmunol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
B-Lymphocyte Subsets / cytology,  immunology*
Female
Lymphocyte Count
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Nude
Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / biosynthesis*
RNA, Messenger / antagonists & inhibitors,  biosynthesis
Thymus Gland / immunology,  metabolism*,  pathology
Transplantation Chimera
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 CA016885-30/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA16885/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein

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