TCR affinity for self-ligands influences the development and function of encephalitogenic T cells.

The specificity and affinity of self-reactive T cells is likely to impact the development of autoimmune-disease causing T cells in the thymus as well as their function in the periphery. We identified a naturally occurring, low affinity variant of an MBP Ac1-11/I-A(u) specific TCR that is known to in...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Li, Omar Vandal, Derek B Sant'Angelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060088?pdf=render