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Identification of an atypical CD8 T cell epitope encoded by murine cytomegalovirus ORF-M54 gaining dominance after deletion of the immunodominant antiviral CD8 T cell specificities.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Holtappels Rafaela, Lemmermann Niels A W, Thomas Doris, Renzaho Angélique, Reddehase Matthias J
Abstract excerpt
Control of murine cytomegalovirus (mCMV) infection is mediated primarily by CD8 T cells, with four specificities dominating in BALB/c mice. Functional deletion of the respective immunodominant epitopes (IDEs) in mutant virus Δ4IDE revealed a still efficient control of infection. In a murine model of hematopoietic cell transplantation and infection with Δ4IDE, an mCMV-specific open reading frame (ORF) library...
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