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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Virology, 19(95), 2021

DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00566-21

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Mechanisms of Antiviral Cytotoxic CD4 T Cell Differentiation

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Abstract

While it is well established that cytotoxic CD4 T cells (CD4-CTLs) directly contribute to viral clearance, it remains unclear how CD4-CTL are induced. We now show that CD4-CTLs require sustained antigen presentation and are induced by CD11c-expressing antigen-presenting cells.