title: The Immunology of Breast Development.
abstract: The immune system is not normally viewed as a regulator of breast development. However, in this issue of Developmental Cell, Plaks et al. (2015) reveal that antigen-presenting cells and T cells have a key role in controlling the development of the mammary gland's epithelial ductal network.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, and Manchester Immunology Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Electronic address: cstreuli@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Streuli
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D001940:Breast / Q000276:immunology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000276:immunology*