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IL-21 from high-affinity CD4 T cells drives differentiation of brain-resident CD8 T cells during persistent viral infection

ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of interleukin (IL)-21 signaling on CD8 T cells and compare IL21-receptor deficient CD8 T cells to CD8 T cells derived from CD4 T cell deficient mice, we infected IL21-receptor knock-out mice, CD4 T cell depleted mice, and wild-type mice intracranially with Mouse Polyomavirus. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of CD8 T cells derived from the brains of the mice at 30 day post infection.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE208537 | GEO | 2022/07/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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IL-21 from high-affinity CD4 T cells drives differentiation of brain-resident CD8 T cells during persistent viral infection

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