1988
Limited diversity of γδ antigen receptor genes of thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells
Asarnow D, Kuziel W, Bonyhad M, Tigelaar R, Tucker P, Allison J. Limited diversity of γδ antigen receptor genes of thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells. Cell 1988, 55: 837-847. PMID: 2847872, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(88)90139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsGamma delta antigen receptorsDendritic epidermal cellsPeripheral lymphoid tissuesAdult T-cellEarly fetal thymusLymphoid tissueImmune surveillanceFetal thymusFetal thymocytesThy-1Antigen receptorCell clonesAlpha betaReceptor geneAntigen receptor genesMinor populationDelta gene segmentsReceptorsMajor populationCellsDelta geneStriking homogeneityGene segmentsCertain epithelia
1987
Regulation of T-cell receptor γ-chain RNA expression in murine Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells
Kuziel W, Takashima A, Bonyhadi M, Bergstresser P, Allison J, Tigelaar R, Tucker P. Regulation of T-cell receptor γ-chain RNA expression in murine Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells. Nature 1987, 328: 263-266. PMID: 2885757, DOI: 10.1038/328263a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal cellsT cell receptorDendritic epidermal cellsThy-1Steady-state levelsMurine Thy-1T lymphocytesCell differentiationT-cell lineageT cell differentiationDistinct populationsMost T lymphocytesRNA expressionMajor histocompatibility complexΔ complexNecessary eventΑ-chainΓ-chainMinor populationDendritic cellsLangerhans cellsExpressionCellsNormal miceHistocompatibility complex