Memory-like CD8 T-cells sustain the immune response to chronic viral infections.
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ABSTRACT: We have discovered a small subpopulation of virus-specific CD8 T-cells that sustains the T-cell response in chronic infections. These cells are defined by - and depend on - the expression of the transcription factor Tcf1 (T cell factor 1) and show key characteristics of central memory cells while lacking an effector signature. Unlike conventional memory cells, Tcf1+ T-cells display hallmarks of an “exhausted” phenotype, including the expression of certain inhibitory receptors.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE83978 | GEO | 2016/08/22
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA327590
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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