Brain-resident memory T cells represent an autonomous cytotoxic barrier to viral infection

During viral infections, brain tissue–resident memory T cells (bTRM) prevent fatal brain infection after acquiring perforin- and IFN-γ–dependent effector functions through a pathway that involves presentation of cognate antigen on MHC-I.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Medicine

• Publication date

  2016-07-25

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1084/jem.20151916PMID 27377586PMCID 4986533
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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