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High antigen levels induce an exhausted phenotype in a chronic infection without impairing T cell expansion and survival.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 22 Aug 2016
Utzschneider Daniel T, Alfei Francesca, Roelli Patrick, Barras David, Chennupati Vijaykumar, Darbre Stephanie, Delorenzi Mauro, Pinschewer Daniel D, Zehn Dietmar
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Chronic infections induce T cells showing impaired cytokine secretion and up-regulated expression of inhibitory receptors such as PD-1. What determines the acquisition of this chronic phenotype and how it impacts T cell function remain vaguely understood. Using newly generated recombinant antigen variant-expressing chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) strains, we uncovered that T cell differentiation...
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