title: Keeping STATs on memory CD8+ T cells.
abstract: The CD8(+) T cell response is characterized by generation of a population of effector cells and establishment of a persistent memory pool. In this issue, Cui et al. (2011) and Siegel et al. (2011) show that cytokine receptor signaling through the transcription factor STAT3 establishes stable memory CD8(+) T cells.
authors: University of Minnesota, Center for Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors: Janelle A
authors: JA
authors: Olson
authors: Stephen C
authors: SC
authors: Jameson