Tissue-protective effects of NKG2A in immune-mediated clearance of virus infection.
Virus infection triggers a CD8(+) T cell response that aids in virus clearance, but also expresses effector functions that may result in tissue injury. CD8(+) T cells express a variety of activating and inhibiting ligands, though regulation of the expression of inhibitory receptors is not well under...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177548?pdf=render |