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Stimulation of naive CD8+ T cells by a variant viral epitope induces activation and enhanced apoptosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2010
Ream Rebecca M, Sun Jie, Braciale Thomas J
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Classically, naive T cells recognize a specific peptide-MHC complex resulting in their activation and differentiation. However, it is known that T cells also have the ability to interact productively with variant ligands, indicating a flexibility in TCR Ag recognition. These altered peptide ligands have been shown to trigger responses ranging from complete activation to full inhibition of T cell responses, and...
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