Alpha beta lineage-committed thymocytes can be rescued by the gamma delta T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of TCR beta chain.

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serval:BIB_1041
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Alpha beta lineage-committed thymocytes can be rescued by the gamma delta T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of TCR beta chain.
Journal
European Journal of Immunology
Author(s)
Livák F., Wilson A., MacDonald H.R., Schatz D.G.
ISSN
0014-2980
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1997
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
27
Number
11
Pages
2948-2958
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Abstract
Commitment of the alpha beta and gamma delta T cell lineages within the thymus has been studied in T cell receptor (TCR)-transgenic and TCR mutant murine strains. TCR gamma delta-transgenic or TCR beta knockout mice, both of which are unable to generate TCR alpha beta-positive T cells, develop phenotypically alpha beta-like thymocytes in significant proportions. We provide evidence that in the absence of functional TCR beta protein, the gamma delta TCR can promote the development of alpha beta-like thymocytes, which, however, do not expand significantly and do not mature into gamma delta T cells. These results show that commitment to the alpha beta lineage can be determined independently of the isotype of the TCR, and suggest that alpha beta versus gamma delta T cell lineage commitment is principally regulated by mechanisms distinct from TCR-mediated selection. To accommodate our data and those reported previously on the effect of TCR gamma and delta gene rearrangements on alpha beta T cell development, we propose a model in which lineage commitment occurs independently of TCR gene rearrangement.
Keywords
Animals, Cell Differentiation/genetics, Cell Differentiation/immunology, Female, Gene Expression Regulation/immunology, Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor/immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred AKR, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Immunological, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/biosynthesis, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/deficiency, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/genetics, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/physiology, T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology, T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism, Thymus Gland/cytology, Thymus Gland/immunology, Transgenes/immunology
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