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SUBMITTER: Xiao Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2118473 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiao Zhengguo Z Mescher Matthew F MF Jameson Stephen C SC
The Journal of experimental medicine 20071022 11
CD8 is critical for T cell recognition of peptide/class I major histocompatability complex ligands, yet is down-regulated during activation of CD8 T cells. We report that loss of CD8 expression early during in vivo responses to vaccinia virus or Listeria monocytogenes (LM) correlates with decreased T cell staining with specific class I/peptide tetramers and reduced CD8 T cell sensitivity for antigen. Loss of CD8 cell surface expression occurs despite sustained mRNA expression, and CD8 levels ret ...[more]