For T cells, the child is father of the man

• Kristin A. Hogquist ^[1] ; Sara E. Hamilton ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Minnesota

     University of Minnesota

     City of Minneapolis, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Cell, ISSN 0092-8674, Vol. 174, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 16-18
• Idioma: inglés
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  • When T cells respond to infectious agents, they differentiate into effector and memory cells. In this issue of Cell, Smith et al. use a genetic “time-stamping” method to show that the developmental time the T cell arises—near birth or as an adult—dictates what type of T effector or memory cell results.