"Thymocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELLS that have migrated to the THYMUS where they differentiate into T-LYMPHOCYTES. Thymocytes are classified into maturational stages based on the expression of CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS.
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D060168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.118.637.555.567.569.360.800 A11.148.378.294.750.800 A11.872.378.294.750.800 A11.900
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| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymocytes" by people in Profiles.
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THEMIS increases TCR signaling in CD4+CD8+ thymocytes by inhibiting the activity of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP1. Sci Signal. 2023 05 09; 16(784):eade1274.
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GRB2 promotes thymocyte positive selection by facilitating THEMIS-mediated inactivation of SHP1. J Exp Med. 2023 07 03; 220(7).