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Evaluation of T Follicular Helper Cells and Germinal Center Response During Influenza A Virus Infection in Mice
Published on: June 27, 2020
Germinal center TFH cells: T(w)o be or not t(w)o be, IL-6 is the answer
Pengcheng Zhou1, Kaili Liang2, Di Yu3,2,4
1Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Abstract:
IL-6 inhibits the expression of IL-2Rβ (CD122) in germinal center TFH cells to maintain IL-2 hyporesponsiveness (see the related Research Article by Papillion et al.).
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