We now demonstrate that Th1 priming and the early effector phase of the Th1 response are unaffected by lack of IL-27 signalling during P. berghei NK65 infection, but that in WSX-1−/− mice the Th1 response fails to reach a plateau after day 9 of infection leading to the formation of Killer cell Like Receptor Group 1 (KLRG-1)-expressing, terminally differentiated, Th1 cells. This evidence concerns the gene KLRG1 and infection.