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ArticleEuropean journal of immunology2012

Role of Hedgehog signalling at the transition from double-positive to single-positive thymocyte.

Anna L Furmanski, Jose Ignacio Saldana, Nicola J Rowbotham, Susan E Ross, Tessa Crompton

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Article in European journal of immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna L FurmanskiImmunobiology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK. a.furmanski@ucl.ac.uk
Jose Ignacio Saldana
Nicola J Rowbotham
Susan E Ross
Tessa Crompton
University College London · GBInstitute of Child Health · IN

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H005188/1Department of HealthMedical Research Council G0900161Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the thymus, developing T cells receive signals that determine lineage choice, specificity, MHC restriction and tolerance to self-antigen. One way in which thymocytes receive instruction is by secretion of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) from thymic epithelial cells. We have previously shown that Hedgehog (Hh) signalling in the thymus decreases the CD4:CD8 single-positive (SP) thymocyte ratio. Here, we present data indicating that double-positive (DP) thymocytes are Hh-responsive and that thymocyte-intrinsic Hh signalling plays a role in modulating the production of CD4(+) (SP4), CD8(+) (SP8) and unconventional T-cell subsets. Repression of physiological Hh signalling in thymocytes altered the proportions of DP and SP4 cells. Thymocyte-intrinsic Hh-dependent transcription also attenuated both the production of mature SP4 and SP8 cells, and the establishment of peripheral T-cell compartments in TCR-transgenic mice. Additionally, stimulation or withdrawal of Hh signals in the WT foetal thymus impaired or enhanced upregulation of the CD4 lineage-specific transcription factor Gata3 respectively. These data together suggest that Hh signalling may play a role in influencing the later stages of thymocyte development.

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AnimalsCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedEmbryo, MammalianEpithelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHedgehog ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicSignal TransductionThymocytesThymus GlandCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensHedgehog ProteinsShh protein, mouse

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PMID22101858
PMCPMC3378705
OpenAlexW1527156177

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