For comparing IL-2(WT) and IL-2(V) combination therapies, recombinant human IL-2(WT) or IL-2(V), and anti-mouse PD-L1 antibody with DAPG mutation were produced and provided by Roche as previously described37 (link). For PD-1 monotherapy, 200 μg of anti-mouse PD-L1 antibody (Roche) or mouse IgG1 isotype control (MOPC-21, BioXCell) was administered into LCMV chronically infected mice every 3 days for 2 weeks. For the combination therapy, IL-2(WT) or IL-2(V) therapy was combined with PD-1 therapy, where 1 μg of IL-2(WT) (Roche) or 10 μg of IL-2(V) (Roche) diluted in PBS with 0.1% normal mouse serum was given i.p. twice daily for 2 weeks. In chronic infection model with LCMV-specific CD4+ T cells, IL-2(WT) and IL-2(V) was given i.p. once daily from day 25 to day 33 after mice were infected with LCMV clone 13.