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T cell priming goes through a new phase

The priming of naive T cells requires antigen presentation by activated dendritic cells, yet the optimal generation of effector and memory CD8+ T cells requires subsequent T cell–T cell interactions during the critical differentiation period.

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Figure 1: Model for CDP, a new phase in T cell priming.

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Blair, D., Dustin, M. T cell priming goes through a new phase. Nat Immunol 14, 311–312 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2575

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