Staying home or leaving for a party:tissue-dependent choices of tissue-resident memory T cells

摘要

CD8+T cells differentiate into different types of memory T cells after priming in the lymphoid organs.Central memory T cells selectively express lymph node homing markers and recirculate between the blood and the secondary lymphoid organs.Effector memory T cells lack lymph node homing capacity,mainly circulate in the blood,and may enter peripheral tissues.The third subset consists of tissue-resident memory T(Trm)cells that express CD69 and adhesion molecules such as CD11a,CD103,and CD49a that prevent tissue egress.