ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Humanizing a CD28 signaling domain affects CD8 activation, exhaustion and stem-like precursors
Alexander E. Brady, Shankar K. Revu, Dongwen Wu…·Mandy J. McGeachy
A single amino acid substitution in CD28 enhances signaling, leading to increased CD8 activation and Tpex generation during viral infection, while accelerating exhaustion in chronic infection.
DOI 10.1101/2025.03.10.642460