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Knowing one's self: central tolerance revisited

Tissue-specific antigens are expressed in the thymic medulla under the influence of the AIRE gene, suggesting that unresponsiveness to these peripheral antigens is a result of central tolerance. New data on T cell tolerance in AIRE−/− mice strongly support this hypothsis.

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Figure 1: Presentation of self-proteins by bone marrow–derived APCs versus MECs for tolerance induction in the thymus.

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Sprent, J., Surh, C. Knowing one's self: central tolerance revisited. Nat Immunol 4, 303–304 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0403-303

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