T Cells Take on Zika Virus

Publication date: 17 January 2017
Source:Immunity, Volume 46, Issue 1
Author(s): Heather D. Hickman, Theodore C. Pierson
Although CD8⁺ T cells provide protection against many viral infections, their role in Zika virus (ZIKV) immunity has not been extensively examined. In a recent issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Elong Ngono et al. (2017) define antigenic epitopes determining CD8⁺ T cell immunity in murine models of ZIKV infection.

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Although CD8⁺ T cells provide protection against many viral infections, their role in Zika virus (ZIKV) immunity has not been extensively examined. In a recent issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Elong Ngono et al. (2017) define antigenic epitopes determining CD8⁺ T cell immunity in murine models of ZIKV infection.


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