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However, the underlying epigenetic mechanisms are understudied. Here, we show that preexisting chronic infection with LCMV clone 13 (CL13) compromised the formation of central memory CD8 T cells (T\n                  <jats:sub>CM<\/jats:sub>\n                  ) to subsequent\n                  <jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                  infection, despite not profoundly impacting effector responses. This correlated with a skewed cytokine milieu. Our chromatin-accessibility profiling of Listeria-specific CD8 T cells showed significant epigenetic skewing of both T\n                  <jats:sub>CM<\/jats:sub>\n                  and effector memory (T\n                  <jats:sub>EM<\/jats:sub>\n                  ) in mice with preexisting LCMV-CL13, a skewing that started in memory-precursor effector cells (MPECs) during the effector phase. Transcription-factor binding sites (TFBS) analyses highlighted the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family as major TFs implicated in this skewing. 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