FIG. 3.

The gB₄₉₈-nonspecific CD8 T-cell population displays a more diverse Vβ TCR usage. TG were harvested at 8 dpi, pooled, and stained with gB₄₉₈ tetramers, for CD8, and for TCR Vβ utilization. (A) Representative histograms illustrate utilization of three prominent Vβ (Vβ 5.1, 5.2, Vβ 8.1, 8.2, and Vβ 10^b) TCR segments by gB₄₉₈ tetramer-positive (gB₄₉₈-specific) and gB₄₉₈ tetramer-negative (gB₄₉₈-nonspecific) CD8 T cells. Numbers within histograms correspond to the percentage of cells within the positive gate. (B and C) Data are presented graphically as the percent expression of indicated Vβ TCR among gB₄₉₈-specific CD8 T cells (B) or gB₄₉₈-nonspecific CD8 T cells (C).