KJ
Kerry J. Laing, PhD
@kerryjl.bsky.social
T cell immunologist, and erstwhile comparative immunologist, making the best of it. My NCBI: tinyurl.com/2uexwh74
#Scottish #FirstGen #WomanInSTEM
“Think of what is and don’t let what might have been distract you” — Robin Hobb
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Our new publication led by Dr Tara Reid uncovers proteins in Treponema pallium that are targets of CD4 T cells. Useful information towards improved prevention and treatment of syphilis. academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
Treponema pallidum Periplasmic and Membrane Proteins Are Recognized by Circulating and Skin CD4+ T Cells
Little is known about the targets of effector T cells during human syphilis. Herein we show that Treponema pallidum infection elicits antigen-specific CD4+
Preprint for those that can’t access the paywalled version pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38464313/
Treponema pallidum periplasmic and membrane proteins are recognized by circulating and skin CD4+ T cells - PubMed
<span><i>Tp</i> infection elicits an antigen-specific CD4+ T cell response in blood and skin. <i>Tp</i> -specific CD4+ T cells persist as memory in both compartments long after curative therapy. The <...
KJ
Kerry J. Laing, PhD
@kerryjl.bsky.social
T cell immunologist, and erstwhile comparative immunologist, making the best of it. My NCBI: tinyurl.com/2uexwh74
#Scottish #FirstGen #WomanInSTEM
“Think of what is and don’t let what might have been distract you” — Robin Hobb
344 followers616 following23 posts