TY - JOUR
T1 - Prss16 is not required for T-cell development
AU - Cheunsuk, Saijai
AU - Lian, Zhe Xiong
AU - Yang, Guo Xiang
AU - Gershwin, M. Eric
AU - Gruen, Jeffrey R.
AU - Bowlus, Christopher
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - PRSS16 is a serine protease expressed exclusively in cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTEC) of the thymus, suggesting that it plays a role in the processing of peptide antigens during the positive selection of T cells. Moreover, the human PRSS16 gene is encoded in a region near the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that has been linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility. The mouse orthologue Prss16 is conserved in genetic structure, sequence, and pattern of expression. To study the role of Prss16 in thymic development, we generated a deletion mutant of Prss16 and characterized T-lymphocyte populations and MHC class II expression on cortical thymic epithelial cells. Prss16-deficient mice develop normally, are fertile, and show normal thymic morphology, cellularity, and anatomy. The total numbers and frequencies of thymocytes and splenic T-cell populations did not differ from those of wild-type controls. Surface expression of MHC class II on cTEC was also similar in homozygous mutant and wild-type animals, and invariant chain degradation was not impaired by deletion of Prss16. These findings suggest that Prss16 is not required for quantitatively normal T-cell development.
AB - PRSS16 is a serine protease expressed exclusively in cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTEC) of the thymus, suggesting that it plays a role in the processing of peptide antigens during the positive selection of T cells. Moreover, the human PRSS16 gene is encoded in a region near the class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that has been linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility. The mouse orthologue Prss16 is conserved in genetic structure, sequence, and pattern of expression. To study the role of Prss16 in thymic development, we generated a deletion mutant of Prss16 and characterized T-lymphocyte populations and MHC class II expression on cortical thymic epithelial cells. Prss16-deficient mice develop normally, are fertile, and show normal thymic morphology, cellularity, and anatomy. The total numbers and frequencies of thymocytes and splenic T-cell populations did not differ from those of wild-type controls. Surface expression of MHC class II on cTEC was also similar in homozygous mutant and wild-type animals, and invariant chain degradation was not impaired by deletion of Prss16. These findings suggest that Prss16 is not required for quantitatively normal T-cell development.
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U2 - 10.1128/MCB.25.2.789-796.2005
DO - 10.1128/MCB.25.2.789-796.2005
M3 - Article
C2 - 15632078
AN - SCOPUS:11844287625
VL - 25
SP - 789
EP - 796
JO - Molecular and Cellular Biology
JF - Molecular and Cellular Biology
SN - 0270-7306
IS - 2
ER -