title: Self-reactive gamma delta T cells are eliminated in the thymus.
abstract: The genes encoding a gamma delta T-cell receptor specific for a major histocompatibility complex class I molecule encoded by the TIa locus have been inserted into the mouse germ line. In mice that do not express the TIa-encoded determinant, transgenic gamma delta T cells are a functional component of the CD4-CD8- 'double-negative' T cells in the thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs. In mice that express the TIa-encoded determinant, there are no transgenic gamma delta T cells in peripheral lymphoid organs, and there are no thymocytes expressing normal levels of the transgenic gamma delta T-cell receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Matis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hooshmand
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Widacki
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bluestone
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hedrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006183:H-2 Antigens; D064532:Histocompatibility Antigen H-2D; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell