Enhanced survival and low proliferation marks multifunctional virus specific memory CD4 T cells
L. M. Westerhof, J. Noonan, K. E. Hargrave, E. T. Chimbayo, Z. Cheng, T. Purnell, M. R. Jackson, N. Borcherding, M. K. MacLeod
The paper identifies multifunctional virus-specific memory CD4 T cells that exhibit enhanced survival and low proliferation, suggesting survival, not proliferation, drives their persistence in the memory pool.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2022 · PreprintImmunology