Technical Articles
effector T cell
From Thymic Graduation to Peripheral Patrol: Three Stations in the Life of a CD8alpha-beta T Cell
The life of a CD8alpha-beta T cell resembles a long patrol: thymic graduation examination, peripheral surveillance and recognition, and response upon alarm. This article dissects the molecular role of the co-receptor at each of the three life stages.
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- Immunity/Inflamma
- CD8 alpha beta
- thymic positive selection
- CD8 T cell
- co-receptor
- immunological synapse
- effector T cell
- UA016094
The Banner of Effector T Cells: Human CD8alpha-beta and the Narrative of Tumor Immunity Research
From HIV progression markers to tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte density, and further to immunotherapy response evaluation, this article follows the industry narrative to dissect how human CD8alpha-beta became a common yardstick for effector T cell rese
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- Immunity/Inflamma
- human CD8 alpha beta
- CD8A
- CD8B
- tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
- immunotherapy
- effector T cell
- EC50
- UA016094
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