title: Skin T(RM) mediates distributed border patrol.
abstract: Tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) are a new subset of memory cells that have been associated with enhanced protective immunity for their tissue of residence. A recent study by Jiang et al. sheds light on the migration behavior of TRM in both infected and unifected skin, and their ability to provide protection against re-infection even within a previously uninfected skin tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Haina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D019007:P-Selectin