SnapShot: resident memory T cells.

Beura, Lalit K; Masopust, David · Cell · 2014

review · Level V

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Abstract

Resident memory T cells (TRM) comprise a subset of nonrecirculating memory T cells that remain positioned at common portals of reinfection. These include barrier tissues such as the mucosae and skin. TRM orchestrate the initial response to pathogens re-encountered at these locales, thereby accelerating protective immune responses.

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