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The multifaceted role of CD4+ T cells in CD8+ T cell memory

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Laidlaw, Brian J., Craft, Joseph E., Kaech, Susan M.·2016·Nature Reviews Immunology

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Following infection, T cells differentiate into a heterogeneous population of effector T cells that can mediate pathogen clearance. A subset of these effector T cells possesses the ability to survive long term and mature into memory T cells that can provide long-term immunity. Understanding the signals that regulate the development of memory T cells is crucial to efforts to design vaccines capable of eliciting T cell-based immunity. CD4(+) T cells are essential in the formation of protective memory CD8(+) T cells following infection or immunization. However, until recently, the mechanisms by which CD4(+) T cells act to support memory CD8(+) T cell development following infection were unclear. Here, we discuss recent studies that provide insight into the multifaceted role of CD4(+) T cells in the regulation of memory CD8(+) T cell differentiation.

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  • The thymus is a crucial lymphoid organ responsible for the proliferation and differentiation of T cells.

    “The thymus is a crucial lymphoid organ that is responsible for the proliferation and differentiation of T cells.”

    From Chronic stress-induced depression requires the recruitment of peripheral Th17 cells into the brain (2022) · cites this paper as [61]

    The sections on CD4+ T-cell help following systemic infection and on memory T cells discuss T-cell differentiation and proliferation, but do not describe the thymus as responsible for either process. Searches for thymus and thymic T-cell development found no passage addressing that claim in our copy; page numbers were not provided. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Laidlaw, B. J., Craft, J. E., & Kaech, S. M.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Laidlaw, Brian J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2016-01-19
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
102-111
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W2264544376
Cited by
657
References
145
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute on Aging (F31AG047777, F31AG07777)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32 AI-07019, R37AI066232, R01AI074699, T32AI007019, R01AI066232)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21AR063942, P30AR053495, R01 AR40072, R01AR040072, R37AR040072)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
Keywords
CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cell memory, memory T cell differentiation, T cell help, vaccine design, T cell-based immunotherapy, effector T cells, long-term immunity, infection-induced immunity
MeSH terms
Humans, Immunization, Immunologic Memory, Infections, Vaccination, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes

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