Costimulatory Effects of an Immunodominant Parasite Antigen Paradoxically Prevent Induction of Optimal CD8 T Cell Protective Immunity.

Trypanosoma cruzi infection is controlled but not eliminated by host immunity. The T. cruzi trans-sialidase (TS) gene superfamily encodes immunodominant protective antigens, but expression of altered peptide ligands by different TS genes has been hypothesized to promote immunoevasion. We molecularly...

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Main Authors: Christopher S Eickhoff, Xiuli Zhang, Jose R Vasconcelos, R Geoffrey Motz, Nicole L Sullivan, Kelly O'Shea, Nicola Pozzi, David W Gohara, Jennifer R Blase, Enrico Di Cera, Daniel F Hoft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005896