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Differential Recognition of Influenza A Viruses by M158–66Epitope-Specific CD8+T Cells Is Determined by Extraepitopic Amino Acid Residues
5 Nov 2015
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UNLABELLED: Natural influenza A virus infections elicit both virus-specific antibody and CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell responses. Influenza A virus-specific CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) contribute to clearance of influenza virus infections. Viral CTL epitopes can display variation, allowing influenza A viruses to evade recognition by epitope-specific CTLs. Due to functional constraints, some epitopes, like...
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