2008
A novel genetic strategy reveals unexpected roles of the Swi–Snf–like chromatin-remodeling BAF complex in thymocyte development
Jani A, Wan M, Zhang J, Cui K, Wu J, Preston-Hurlburt P, Khatri R, Zhao K, Chi T. A novel genetic strategy reveals unexpected roles of the Swi–Snf–like chromatin-remodeling BAF complex in thymocyte development. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2008, 205: 2813-2825. PMID: 18955569, PMCID: PMC2585832, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20080938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint mutantsUnexpected roleImportant gene functionsThymocyte developmentNovel genetic strategyPoint mutationsEarly thymocyte developmentMammalian geneticsChromatin templatesSWI-SNFBAF complexGene functionATPase subunitsDeletion mutantsFactor complexCD4 locusTarget genesGenetic strategiesCD4 activationMutantsNovel activityPhysical interactionDeletionBRGMutations
2002
Dual receptor T cells extend the immune repertoire for foreign antigens
He X, Janeway CA, Levine M, Robinson E, Preston-Hurlburt P, Viret C, Bottomly K. Dual receptor T cells extend the immune repertoire for foreign antigens. Nature Immunology 2002, 3: 127-134. PMID: 11812989, DOI: 10.1038/ni751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual TCR cellsT cell receptorTCR cellsForeign antigensT cellsDual-receptor T cellsFunctional T cell receptorSecond T cell receptorReceptor T cellsAutoimmune potentialIntrathymic selectionTCR repertoireNormal miceImmune responseImmune systemCell receptorNaïve repertoireAntigenClonal expansionImmune repertoireBeneficial roleCellsMost studiesMiceReceptors