Germline bias dictates cross-serotype reactivity in a common dengue-virus-specific CD8(+) T cell response.
Culshaw, A., Ladell, K., Gras, S., McLaren, J.E., Miners, K.L., Farenc, C., van den Heuvel, H., Gostick, E., Dejnirattisai, W., Wangteeraprasert, A., Duangchinda, T., Chotiyarnwong, P., Limpitikul, W., Vasanawathana, S., Malasit, P., Dong, T., Rossjohn, J., Mongkolsapaya, J., Price, D.A., Screaton, G.R.(2017) Nat Immunol 18: 1228-1237
- PubMed: 28945243 
- DOI: 10.1038/ni.3850
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5WKF, 5WKH, 5WJL, 5WJN - PubMed Abstract: 
Adaptive immune responses protect against infection with dengue virus (DENV), yet cross-reactivity with distinct serotypes can precipitate life-threatening clinical disease. We found that clonotypes expressing the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) β-chain variable region 11 (TRBV11-2) were 'preferentially' activated and mobilized within immunodominant human-leukocyte-antigen-(HLA)-A*11:01-restricted CD8 + T cell populations specific for variants of the nonstructural protein epitope NS3 133 that characterize the serotypes DENV1, DENV3 and DENV4 ...