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Kalynn M Alexander

Pennsylvania State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8749-5744Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Aron E. LukacheriD· 2 shared Ge Jin· 2 shared Katelyn Nicole AyersiD· 2 shared Matthew D. LauveriD· 2 shared Alyssa OchettoiD· 1 shared Anirban PauliD· 1 shared Arrienne B. ButiciD· 1 shared ChaeMin KimiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologyDOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)Peer-reviewedAug 17, 2026

PD-1 regulates CD4+ T cell-mediated CD8+ T cell responses in the brain to balance viral control and neuroinflammation

Arrienne B. Butic, Elia Afanasiev, Samantha A. Spencer…·Aron E. Lukacher

This study shows PD-1 in CD4+ T cells balances antiviral defense and neuroinflammation during polyomavirus CNS infection by modulating CD8+ T cell responses.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-76762-3

mousescRNA-seq

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintDec 22, 2024

The CD4 T cell-independent IgG response during persistent virus infection favors emergence of neutralization-escape variants

Katelyn Nicole Ayers, Matthew D. Lauver, Kalynn M Alexander…·Aron E. Lukacher

Pre-existing and acquired CD4 T cell deficiency facilitates outgrowth of Ab-escape viral variants during persistent infection.

3 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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