2016
CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2
Shin H, Kumamoto Y, Gopinath S, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13346. PMID: 27827367, PMCID: PMC5105190, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 TRM cellsAntigen-presenting cellsGenital HSV-2 infectionTissue-resident memory CD8HSV-2 infectionTRM cellsDendritic cellsMemory CD8Protective immunityT cellsPopulations of APCsGenital HSV-2Protective immune responseFemale genital tractMHC class IHSV-2Genital tractAntigen presentationImmune responseLamina propriaViral infectionConfer protectionBarrier tissuesClass IInfection
2015
Tissue instruction for migration and retention of TRM cells
Iijima N, Iwasaki A. Tissue instruction for migration and retention of TRM cells. Trends In Immunology 2015, 36: 556-564. PMID: 26282885, PMCID: PMC4567393, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2015.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident memory T cellsMemory lymphocyte clustersTRM cellsT cellsCD4 tissue-resident memory T cellsRobust local immune responseCD8 TRM cellsEffector T cellsLocal immune responseMemory T cellsNon-lymphoid tissuesLymphocyte clustersImmune responseInfectious agentsIncoming pathogensCell homingRecent findingsCellsInfectionFindings