Identification of a genomic enhancer that enforces proper apoptosis induction in thymic negative selection

Autor: Miki Arai Hojo, Kyoko Masuda, Hiroaki Hojo, Yosuke Nagahata, Keiko Yasuda, Daiya Ohara, Yusuke Takeuchi, Keiji Hirota, Yutaka Suzuki, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Shinpei Kawaoka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10525-1
Popis: Autoreactive T cells are deleted in the thymus via thymic negative selection and Bim-mediated apoptosis. Here the authors identify a cis-acting enhancer, E BAB , that is essential for proper Bim expression and apoptosis induction, and show that E BAB deficiency specifically impairs thymic negative selection without affecting peripheral T cell homeostasis.
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