Inflammation Directs Memory Precursor and Short-Lived Effector CD8+ T Cell Fates via the Graded Expression of T-bet Transcription Factor
Joshi NS, Cui W, Chandele A, Lee HK, Urso DR, Hagman J, Gapin L, Kaech SM. Inflammation Directs Memory Precursor and Short-Lived Effector CD8+ T Cell Fates via the Graded Expression of T-bet Transcription Factor. Immunity 2007, 27: 281-295. PMID: 17723218, PMCID: PMC2034442, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2007.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory precursor effector cellsEffector cellsT cellsIL-15Higher T-bet expressionT-bet transcription factorT cell primingT-bet expressionAmount of inflammationInnate immune systemMemory cell potentialEffector CD8T cell fateAcute infectionCell primingInflammatory cytokinesMemory precursorsT-betInterleukin-7IL-7R.Immune systemLow expressionLong-term maintenanceTranscription factorsHomeostatic turnover