title: Tissue-resident memory T cells live off the fat of the land.
abstract: The consumption of exogenous free fatty acids by tissue-resident memory T (Trm) cells is critical for their long-term survival and antiviral function, and appears to be a conserved feature of Trm cells in both mouse and man, a recent paper published in Nature demonstrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stolley
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masopust
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D008055:Lipids
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids