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Yukai Tang

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0009-0002-3423-6495Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Identification of a Highly Functional Effector CD8+ T Cell Program After Transplantation in Mice and Humans

Riley P. Leathem, Joel S. Freibaum, Gregory S. Cohen, Robin A. Welsh, Yukai Tang, Marina Willson Shirkey, Sanniddhya B. Bardhan, Ryo Hatano, Chikao Morimoto, Byoung Chol Oh, Daniela Čiháková, Jonathan S. Bromberg, Scott M. Krummey

This study identifies a functional effector CD8+ T cell program in mice and humans that persists into memory after antigen clearance, driven by CD43 1B11 expression.

American Journal of Transplantation · Feb 21, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology