Human and Murine Clonal CD8+ T Cell Expansions Arise during Tuberculosis Because of TCR Selection.

The immune system can recognize virtually any antigen, yet T cell responses against several pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are restricted to a limited number of immunodominant epitopes. The host factors that affect immunodominance are incompletely understood. Whether immunodominant...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Nunes-Alves, Matthew G Booty, Stephen M Carpenter, Alissa C Rothchild, Constance J Martin, Danielle Desjardins, Katherine Steblenko, Henrik N Kløverpris, Rajhmun Madansein, Duran Ramsuran, Alasdair Leslie, Margarida Correia-Neves, Samuel M Behar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4422591?pdf=render