About the Authors
- Shunsuke Sakai
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Affiliation T lymphocyte Biology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Keith D. Kauffman
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Affiliation T lymphocyte Biology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Michelle A. Sallin
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Affiliation T lymphocyte Biology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Arlene H. Sharpe
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, and Evergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Howard A. Young
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Affiliation Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
- Vitaly V. Ganusov
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Daniel L. Barber
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* E-mail: barberd@niaid.nih.gov
Affiliation T lymphocyte Biology Unit, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: DLB and AHS have patents related to PD-1. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SS DLB VVG. Performed the experiments: SS KDK MAS. Analyzed the data: SS DLB VVG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AHS HAY. Wrote the paper: SS DLB VVG.