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SUBMITTER: Gerard A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3962671 | biostudies-other | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gérard Audrey A Khan Omar O Beemiller Peter P Oswald Erin E Hu Joyce J Matloubian Mehrdad M Krummel Matthew F MF
Nature immunology 20130310 4
Immunization results in the differentiation of CD8+ T cells, such that they acquire effector abilities and convert into a memory pool. Priming of T cells takes place via an immunological synapse formed with an antigen-presenting cell (APC). By disrupting synaptic stability at different times, we found that the differentiation of CD8+ T cells required cell interactions beyond those made with APCs. We identified a critical differentiation period that required interactions between primed T cells. W ...[more]