For example, DN1 cells migrate to the thymic capsule in response to CXCR4 ligand (CXCL12/SDF1) produced by the thymic cortex (Plotkinet al
For example, DN1 cells migrate to the thymic capsule in response to CXCR4 ligand (CXCL12/SDF1) produced by the thymic cortex (Plotkinet al., 2003). bidirectional signaling between developing thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells (TEC) along with cues from chemokine gradients (Anderson and Jenkinson, 2001). The thymic capsule and TEC precursors originate from a single third pharyngeal…