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ArticleJCI insight2024

Preservation of naive-phenotype CD4+ T cells after vaccination contributes to durable immunity.

Yi-Gen Pan, Laurent Bartolo, Ruozhang Xu, Bijal V Patel, Veronika I Zarnitsyna, Laura F Su

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Article in JCI insight, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Serial vaccination expands and refines human CD4bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  4. Human T Cell Responses to Flavivirus Vaccines.European journal of immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yi-Gen PanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Laurent BartoloDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ruozhang XuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bijal V PatelDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Veronika I ZarnitsynaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Laura F SuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

The impact of T cell selection on vaccine durabilityR01AI166358 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SU, LAURA · 2021 to 2025
$3.1M
Defining the impact of pre-existing memory T cells in human immunityR01AI134879 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SU, LAURA · 2017 to 2021
$2.5M
COVID-19 Related Tissue ImmunopathologyI01BX005422 · VA · PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SU, LAURA · 2021 to 2023
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Defining how Microbes Drive Abnormal T Cell Responses in Rheumatoid ArthritisI01CX001460 · VA · PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Laura Su · 2016 to 2026
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BLRD VA I01 BX005422CSRD VA I01 CX001460NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134879NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI166358
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Memory T cells are conventionally associated with durable recall responses. In our longitudinal analyses of CD4+ T cell responses to the yellow fever virus (YFV) vaccine by peptide-MHC tetramers, we unexpectedly found CD45RO-CCR7+ virus-specific CD4+ T cells that expanded shortly after vaccination and persisted months to years after immunization. Further phenotypic analyses revealed the presence of stem cell-like memory T cells within this subset. In addition, after vaccination T cells lacking known memory markers and functionally resembling genuine naive T cells were identified, referred to herein as marker-negative T (TMN) cells. Single-cell TCR sequencing detected expanded clonotypes within the TMN subset and identified TMN TCRs shared with memory and effector T cells. Longitudinal tracking of YFV-specific responses over subsequent years revealed superior stability of TMN cells, which correlated with the longevity of the overall tetramer+ population. These findings uncover additional complexity within the post-immune T cell compartment and implicate TMN cells in durable immune responses.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesMemory T CellsVaccinationYellow Fever VaccineAdultFemaleHumansImmunologic MemoryLongitudinal StudiesMalePhenotypeYellow FeverYellow fever virusYellow Fever VaccineImmunologyMemoryT cellsVaccines

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PMID38861490
PMCPMC11383171

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