title: Editorial: The Role of Aire, microRNAs and Cell-Cell Interactions on Thymic Architecture and Induction of Tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Immunogenetics Group, Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil ; Disciplines of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.
authors.forename: Geraldo Aleixo
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.affiliation: Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniella Arêas
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mendes-da-Cruz
authors.affiliation: Molecular Immunogenetics Group, Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.
authors.forename: Ernna Hérida
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Oliveira
keywords: Aire gene; Coxsackievirus; Thymus gland; cell-cell interactions; central tolerance; chemokines; exosomes; miRNAs