Multiple rearrangements in T cell receptor alpha chain genes maximize the production of useful thymocytes.
Petrie HT, Livak F, Schatz DG, Strasser A, Crispe IN, Shortman K. Multiple rearrangements in T cell receptor alpha chain genes maximize the production of useful thymocytes. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1993, 178: 615-622. PMID: 8393478, PMCID: PMC2191132, DOI: 10.1084/jem.178.2.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha/beta heterodimerMultiple rearrangementsTCR alpha/beta heterodimerBeta heterodimerBeta chainT-cell receptor alpha-chain geneChain geneTCR alpha geneTCR alphaSurface expressionReceptor alpha-chain geneTransgenic TCR beta chainTCR alpha locusAlpha chain geneT cell receptor alphaAlpha gene rearrangementsMajority of TCREndogenous TCR alpha chainsHeavy chain genePositive selectionSomatic rearrangementsAllelic exclusionAlpha geneAlpha locusTCR alpha chain