Regulation of the TCRalpha repertoire by the survival window of CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes |
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Authors: | Guo Jian Hawwari Abbas Li Hong Sun Zuoming Mahanta Sanjeev K Littman Dan R Krangel Michael S He You-Wen |
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Affiliation: | Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. |
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Abstract: | T cell receptor (TCR) alpha alleles undergo primary and secondary rearrangement in double-positive (DP) thymocytes. By analyzing TCRalpha rearrangement in orphan nuclear receptor RORgamma-deficient mice, in which the DP lifespan is shorter, and in Bcl-x(L)-transgenic mice, in which the DP lifespan is extended, we show that the progression of secondary V(alpha) to J(alpha) rearrangements is controlled by DP thymocyte survival. In addition, because Bcl-x(L) induces a bias towards 3' J(alpha) usage in peripheral T cells, we conclude that the programmed cell death of DP thymocytes is not simply a consequence of failed positive selection. Rather, it limits the progression of rearrangement along the J(alpha) locus and the opportunities for positive selection, thereby regulating the TCRalpha repertoire. |
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