Thy1+ NK [corrected] cells from vaccinia virus-primed mice confer protection against vaccinia virus challenge in the absence of adaptive lymphocytes.

While immunological memory has long been considered the province of T- and B-lymphocytes, it has recently been reported that innate cell populations are capable of mediating memory responses. We now show that an innate memory immune response is generated in mice following infection with vaccinia vir...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey O Gillard, Maytal Bivas-Benita, Avi-Hai Hovav, Lauren E Grandpre, Michael W Panas, Michael S Seaman, Barton F Haynes, Norman L Letvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3150274?pdf=render