pMHC affinity controls duration of CD8+ T cell–DC interactions and imprints timing of effector differentiation versus expansion

Ozga and colleagues use intravital two-photon microscopy and quantitative whole-organ imaging to reveal the dynamics of early affinity-driven CD8+ T cell activation.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Medicine

• Publication date

  2016-10-26

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1084/jem.20160206PMID 27799622PMCID 5110015
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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