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A gammaherpesvirus-secreted activator of Vbeta4+ CD8+ T cells regulates chronic infection and immunopathology.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 17 Mar 2008
Evans Andrew G, Moser Janice M, Krug Laurie T, Pozharskaya Veranika, Mora Ana L, Speck Samuel H
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about herpesvirus modulation of T cell activation in latently infected individuals or the implications of such for chronic immune disorders. Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV68) elicits persistent activation of CD8(+) T cells bearing a Vbeta4(+) T cell receptor (TCR) by a completely...
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