Journal
IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS
Volume 271, Issue 1, Pages 141-155Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/imr.12403
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dendritic cells; T cells; tolerance/suppression/anergy; thymus; medullary thymic epithelial cells; antigen presentation/processing
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- NIH NIAID [AI079187, AI079187-06S1]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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The development of T-cell self-tolerance in the thymus is important for establishing immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmunity. Here, we review the components of T-cell tolerance, which includes T-cell receptor (TCR) self-reactivity, costimulation, cytokines, and antigen presentation by a variety of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) subsets. We discuss the current evidence on the process of regulatory T (Treg) cell and negative selection and the importance of TCR signaling. We then examine recent evidence showing unique roles for bone marrow (BM)-derived APCs and medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) on the conventional and Treg TCR repertoire, as well as emerging data on the role of B cells in tolerance. Finally, we review the accumulating data that suggest that cooperative antigen presentation is a prominent component of T -ell tolerance. With the development of tools to interrogate the function of individual APC subsets in the medulla, we have gained greater understanding of the complex cellular and molecular events that determine T-cell tolerance.
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