Abstract
T cells can sometimes acquire properties of a memory cell without encountering foreign antigen. Miller et al. now show that development of such ‘memory phenotype’ (MP) CD8+ T cells starts with recognition of self-ligands in the thymus, and finishes in peripheral tissues. These cells respond rapidly during infection, and infiltrate tumors, where they express high amounts of PD-1.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 556-558 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Immunology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grant AI39560 (to K.A.H.).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.