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ArticleiScience2026

Activation phenotypes defined by the coordinated expression of activation markers discriminate TCR-mediated and bystander T cell responses.

Tamara J C Schenk, Martijn Vos, Yannick van Sleen, Debbie van Baarle, Teun Guichelaar

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Tamara J C SchenkCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Martijn VosCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Yannick van SleenDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Debbie van BaarleCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Teun GuichelaarCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

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Abstract

Studying activation of antigen-specific T cells is essential for understanding adaptive immune response to pathogens, tumors, and vaccines. Flow cytometry is commonly used to identify antigen-specific T cells based on the induction of activation-induced markers (AIMs). However, these markers are also expressed on bystander T cells activated by cytokines produced by antigen-activated T cells. This complicates the distinction between true T cell receptor (TCR)-activated- and bystander T cells. We developed an approach to differentiate between these types of cells. We stimulated human PBMCs with anti-CD3 antibody (TCR-mediated) or supernatant of activated T cells, IL-2, or IL-15 (bystander activation). We analyzed AIM co-expression patterns on CD4

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PMCPMC12818120

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