Article
Significant impact of sequence variations in the nucleoprotein on CD8 T cell-mediated cross-protection against influenza A virus infections.
PloS one - 11 May 2010
Zhong Weimin, Liu Feng, Dong Libo, Lu Xiuhua, Hancock Kathy, Reinherz Ellis L, Katz Jacqueline M, Sambhara Suryaprakash
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Memory CD8 T cells to influenza A viruses are widely detectable in healthy human subjects and broadly cross-reactive for serologically distinct influenza A virus subtypes. However, it is not clear to what extent such pre-existing cellular immunity can provide cross-subtype protection against novel emerging influenza A viruses. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We show in the mouse model that naturally...
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