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Published on: May 6, 2019
Immunodominance in TCD8+ responses to viruses: cell biology, cellular immunology, and mathematical models
Jonathan W Yewdell1, Margarita Del Val
1Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. jyewdell@nih.gov
Abstract:
Highlights from a Fundación Juan March Interdisciplinary Meeting. CD8+ T cells (TCD8+) play a critical role in immunity to viruses. A central feature of antiviral TCD8+ responses is immunodominance: out of thousands of potential target peptides, only a handful generate measurable responses. A recent Fundación Juan March Meeting brought together scientists working on the various steps in antigen presentation and T cell biology that contribute to immunodominance, whose understanding is key to rationally developing vaccines meant to elicit effective antiviral TCD8+ responses.
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