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The absence of overt autoimmunity in transgenic mice suggests that the reconstituted thymic microenvironment directs the development of a self-tolerant T cell repertoire. These findings highlight the remarkable similarity of thymic epithelial functions in jawed and jawless vertebrates, despite more than 500 My of independent evolution. 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