| First Author | Bruno L | Year | 1995 |
| Journal | Eur J Immunol | Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 7 | Pages | 1877-82 |
| PubMed ID | 7621864 | Mgi Jnum | J:26879 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:74306 | Doi | 10.1002/eji.1830250713 |
| Citation | Bruno L, et al. (1995) Intra- and extra-thymic expression of the pre-T cell receptor alpha gene. Eur J Immunol 25(7):1877-82 |
| abstractText | We have analyzed pre-T cell receptor alpha (pT alpha) gene expression in cells from various anatomical sites to investigate the lineage specificity of pT alpha RNA as well as its presence in pro-T cells and in sites of extrathymic T cell development. pT alpha RNA is found in precursors of alpha beta T cells but is absent from mature alpha beta T cells as well as T cells that express the gamma delta T cell receptor on the cell surface. pT alpha expression is exquisitely T lineage specific in that mature and immature B cells, myeloid cells, NK cells and pluripotent stem cells are pT alpha negative. On the other hand, pT alpha expression is found in pro-T cells outside the thymus as well as in intra- and extra-thymic sites of T cell development. The latter finding is consistent with the notion that early steps of T cell development within and outside the thymus may be similar. |
