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- Title
OX40 facilitates control of a persistent virus infection.
- Authors
Boettler, Tobias; Moeckel, Friedrich; Cheng, Yang; Heeg, Maximilian; Salek-Ardakani, Shahram; Crotty, Shane; Croft, Michael; von Herrath, Matthias G
- Abstract
During acute viral infections, clearance of the pathogen is followed by the contraction of the anti-viral T cell compartment. In contrast, T cell responses need to be maintained over a longer period of time during chronic viral infections in order to control viral replication and to avoid viral spreading. Much is known about inhibitory signals such as through PD-1 that limit T cell activity during chronic viral infection, but little is known about the stimulatory signals that allow maintenance of anti-viral T cells. Here, we show that the co-stimulatory molecule OX40 (CD134) is critically required in the context of persistent LCMV clone 13 infection. Anti-viral T cells express high levels of OX40 in the presence of their cognate antigen and T cells lacking the OX40 receptor fail to accumulate sufficiently. Moreover, the emergence of T cell dependent germinal center responses and LCMV-specific antibodies are severely impaired. Consequently, OX40-deficient mice fail to control LCMV clone 13 infection over time, highlighting the importance of this signaling pathway during persistent viral infection.
- Publication
PLoS pathogens, 2012, Vol 8, Issue 9, pe1002913
- ISSN
1553-7374
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1002913