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Distinct differences in the expansion and phenotype of TB10.4 specific CD8 and CD4 T cells after infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
PloS one - 16 Jun 2009
Hoang Truc Thi Kim Thanh, Nansen Anneline, Roy Sugata, Billeskov Rolf, Aagaard Claus, Elvang Tara, Dietrich Jes, Andersen Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently we and others have identified CD8 and CD4 T cell epitopes within the highly expressed M. tuberculosis protein TB10.4. This has enabled, for the first time, a comparative study of the dynamics and function of CD4 and CD8 T cells specific for epitopes within the same protein in various stages of TB infection. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We focused on T cells directed to two epitopes in TB10.4; the...
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