CD8 T cells with classical and NK-like cytotoxic gene expression programs mediate control of HBV replication and functional cure
Elias Isaac Lattouf, Martin Feuerherd, Lea M. Bartsch, Hannah K. Drescher, Suzan Dijkstra, Martin Arreola Villanueva, Ruben C. Hoogeveen, David Lieb, Koen Van den Berge, Ewoud De Troyer, Sonu Subudhi, Alex S. Genshaft, Nádia Conceição‐Neto, Anna K. Traunbauer, Aljawharah Alrubayyi, , Georg M. Lauer
The paper identifies two distinct CD8 T cell gene expression programs in HBV infection that correlate with viral control and functional cure.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintImmunology