Thymic selection of the T cell receptor repertoire is biased toward autoimmunity in females
Hélène Vantomme, Valentin Quiniou, Leslie Adda, Charline Jouannet, Vanessa Mhanna, Céline Albalaa, Pierre Barennes, Nicolas Coatnoan, Vimala Diderot, Johanna Dubois, Gwladys Fourcade, Kenz Le Gouge, Otriv Frédéric Nguekap Tchoumba, Martin Pezous, Paul Stys, , David Klatzmann
The paper identifies sex-specific differences in TCR selection during thymic development, showing female effector T cells have more autoimmunity-associated TCRs while female Tregs have fewer.
eLife · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedSystems Biology