T-cell memory: the importance of chemokine-mediated cell attraction.
A recent study demonstrates the involvement of certain chemokines in immune response initiation and CD8+ T-cell memory formation. These seminal findings broaden our understanding of the role of chemokines in adaptive immune processes.
Moser
Bernhard
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Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. bernhard.moser@izb.unibe.ch
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D018925:Chemokines / Q000502:physiology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D018448:Models, Immunological; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000276:immunology; D008977:Molluscum contagiosum virus / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000276:immunology
D018925:Chemokines