title: Intraepithelial lymphocytes. Scratching the surface.
abstract: The epithelial surface is the site at which we first encounter pathogens. Two recent advances indicate that intraepithelial lymphocytes use specialized tools to help protect this surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0854, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Erle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D016023:Integrins