Larval Thymectomy of Xenopus laevis
Larval Thymectomy of Xenopus laevis
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非洲爪蟾幼虫胸腺切除术
DOI:
10.1101/pdb.prot099192
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发表时间:
2018
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通讯作者:
Criscitiello, Michael F.
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作者:
Mashoof, Sara;Breaux, Breanna;Criscitiello, Michael F.
In jawed vertebrates from sharks to mammals, the thymus is the primary (or central) lymphoid tissue where T cells develop and mature. The particular stromal cell types, cytokine environment, and tissue organization in the thymus are essential for V (D) J recombination, positive selection for major histocompatibility complex recognition, and negative selection against self-peptide recognition of most αβ T cells. The thymectomy operation on Xenopus tadpole larva described here creates a T-cell–deficient model suitable for many immunology studies.