T cells from Programmed Death-1 deficient mice respond poorly to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Programmed Death-1 (PD-1; CD279) receptor molecule is widely believed to be a negative regulator predominantly expressed by exhausted/activated mouse T cells. Upon interaction with its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, PD-1 inhibits activation of T cells and cytokine production, which has been documented in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3093409?pdf=render |