TCR	T-cell receptor
AIRE	AutoImmune REgulator gene
mTECs	medullary Thymic Epithelial Cells
APECED	Autoimmune PolyEndocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
APS1	Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1
APC	Antigen-Presenting Cell
DCs	Peripheral tolerogenic Dendritic Cells
eTACs	extraThymic AIRE-expressing Cells
IDO	Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase
IL-10	Interleukin 10
PD-L1	Programmed Death-Ligand 1
MH class II	Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II
Tregs	T regulatory cells
ChIP	Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
PBMCs	Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
HDs	Healthy Donors
N/A	Not available
TG	Thyroglobulin
TSH	Thyrotropin
TSH-R	Thyrotropin Receptor
INS	Insulin
ZnT8	Zinc Transporter 8
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
AT	Annealing Temperature
% input	Percent Input
Des	Desert
qRT-PCR	Quantitative Real-Time PCR
moDCs	Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells
Tr1	Type 1 regulatory T-cell
NOD	Non-Obese Diabetic mice
INF-γ	Interferon gamma
TFN-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
PD1	Programmed Death 1
LAG3	Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3
TIM3	T-cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin domain 3
MoAb	Monoclonal Antibody
TRA	Tissue-Restricted Antigens
PBS	Phosphate Buffer Saline
RT	Room Temperature
Min	Minutes
ON	Overnight
HIF1A	Hypoxia-Inducing Factor 1A
pTG	Thyroglobulin Promoter
pTSH-R	Thyrotropin Receptor Promoter
pINS	Insulin Promoter
pZnT8	Zinc Transporter 8 Promoter
TBS	Tris-buffer saline