title: The architects of B and T cell immune responses.
abstract: Published work links adult lymphoid tissue-inducer cells (LTi) with T cell-dependent antibody responses. In this issue of Immunity, Tsuji et al. (2008) associate LTi with T cell-independent IgA antibody responses in the gut.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Centre for Immune Regulation, Institute for Biomedical Research, Birmingham Medical School, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. p.j.l.lane@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Peter J L
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008211:Lymphocyte Cooperation; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A