The Road Less Taken: Less Appreciated Pathways for Manipulating CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion

Exhausted CD8+ T (Tex) cells are a distinct cell population that arise during persistent antigen exposure in the context of chronic infections and cancers. Although characterized by progressive loss of effector functions, high and sustained inhibitory receptor expression and distinct transcriptional...

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Main Authors: Andrea C. Pichler, Jennifer L. Cannons, Pamela L. Schwartzberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.926714/full