NFAT signaling is indispensable for persistent memory responses of MCMV-specific CD8+ T cells.

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"This work was in part funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through grants to LCS and FSB (FOR2830, p5) and by the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) through a grant to LCS (TTU 07.819). MZC was supported by the German Research Foundation Fellowship (CH 2805/1-1). The funding agencies did not play any role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. DFG - https://www.dfg.de/en DZIF - https://www.dzif.de/en."