Durable CD4 < sup > + < /sup > T cell immunity: cherchez la stem

Trends Immunol. 2024 Feb 21:S1471-4906(24)00004-8. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2024.01.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMammalian stem cells govern development, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. Following years of study, their functions have been delineated with increasing precision. The past decade has witnessed heightened widespread use of stem cell terminology in association with durable T cell responses to infection, antitumor immunity, and autoimmunity. Interpreting this literature is complicated by the fact that descriptions are diverse and criteria for labeling 'stem-like' T cells are evolving. Working under the hypothesis that conceptual frameworks developed for actual stem cells can be used to better evaluate and organize T cells described to have stem-like features, we outline widely accepted properties of stem cells and compare these to different 'stem-like' CD4+ T cell populations.PMID:38388231 | DOI:10.1016/j.it.2024.01.004
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