Isolation of adult murine thymic stromal cells that naturally express Notch ligands

Myra Small*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

This communication summarizes the procedures that enabled isolation of adult murine thymic stromal cell lines that naturally express Notch ligands Jagged-1 or Delta-1. Histochemical characterization of these cell lines, in terms of ligand and cell type, revealed epithelial cells that bear an antigen characteristic of the thymic medulla and express either Jagged-1 or Delta-1. FACS sorting of stromal cells that naturally express these and other ligands is thus feasible, and such cells can be used to investigate the activity of each ligand in Notch-mediated commitment to the T-lymphocyte pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)513-516
Number of pages4
JournalHistochemistry and Cell Biology
Volume123
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005

Funding

FundersFunder number
Carl and Leonora Fingerhut fund of Tel Aviv University

    Keywords

    • Delta-1
    • Jagged-1
    • Notch ligands
    • Thymic stroma

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Isolation of adult murine thymic stromal cells that naturally express Notch ligands'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this