Exit of the pre-TCR from the ER/cis-Golgi is necessary for signaling differentiation, proliferation, and allelic exclusion in immature thymocytes |
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Authors: | CC O'Shea AP Thornell IR Rosewell B Hayes MJ Owen |
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Affiliation: | Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | A major issue is whether surface expression of the pre-TCR is necessary for signaling the development of immature thymocytes. To address this question, we generated transgenic mice expressing a TCRbeta chain that had a strong endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retrieval signal (TCRbetaER) and that was expressed intracellularly but failed to reach the cell surface. In TCRbetaER transgenic mice, there was a failure of allelic exclusion. Also, the transgene failed to rescue the developmental defects observed in TCRbeta-null mice. In contrast, TCRbeta transgenes with a mutant ER retrieval sequence or lacking this sequence signaled efficient allelic exclusion and suppressed the TCRbeta-/- defect. These data show that exit of the pre-TCR from the ER/cis-Golgi is required for progression through the double-negative thymocyte checkpoint. |
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