ImmunologyImmunityPeer-reviewed
Functional impairment of "helpless" CD8+ memory T cells is transient and driven by prolonged but finite cognate antigen presentation
Verena van der Heide, Gabriel Laghlali, Bennett Davenport…·Dirk Homann
This study shows that helpless CD8+ memory T cells, which form without CD4+ help, have transient functional impairments due to prolonged antigen exposure, which resolve over time.
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