T-cell memory: You must remember this ...

Authors
Bevan, MJ Goldrath, AW
Citation
Mj. Bevan et Aw. Goldrath, T-cell memory: You must remember this ..., CURR BIOL, 10(9), 2000, pp. R338-R340
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R338 - R340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20000504)10:9<R338:TMYMRT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
While antigen-inexperienced (naive) T cells appear to require constant tick ling of their receptor by self-antigens for homeostasis, antigen-experience d (memory)T cells have no such requirement. An implication is that long ter m T-cell memory does not depend on persisting antigen.