Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contribute to the Maintenance of Thymic Stroma including Thymic Epithelial Cells
S. Chakrabarti, M. Hoque, N. Z. Jamil, V. J. Singh, N. Meer, M. T. Pezzano
The paper identifies BM-derived CD45+EpCAM+ cells that contribute to thymic stroma and TEC maintenance, challenging the notion that these cells originate solely from endoderm.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2020 · PreprintImmunology