IFN-gamma acts directly on activated CD4+ T cells during mycobacterial infection to promote apoptosis by inducing components of the intracellular apoptosis machinery and by inducing extracellular proapoptotic signals.

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Published in J Immunol on July 15, 2007

Authors

Xujian Li1, K Kai McKinstry, Susan L Swain, Dyana K Dalton

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1: Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA.

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