title: Thymic output: influence factors and molecular mechanism.
abstract: Thymus is a primary lymphoid organ, able to generate mature T cells that eventually colonize secondary lymphoid organs, and is therefore essential for peripheral T cell renewal. Recent data showed that normal thymocyte export can be altered by several influence factors including several chemokines, sphingosine1-phosphate (S1P), transcription factors such as Foxj1, Kruppel-like transcription factor 2 (KLF2) and antigen stimulation, etc. In this review, we summarized the recent reports about study strategies, influence factors and possible molecular mechanisms in thymic output.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xue Yuan Road, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Weifeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism