When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

During vaccination, the immune system is purposefully exposed to weakened, inactivated, or a component of pathogens so that the body can recognize their molecular structures in the future and mount a ...

Conjugate vaccines are composed of bacterial polysaccharide antigens covalently linked to protein carriers, enabling T cell-dependent immune responses that induce high-affinity antibodies and ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrate that virtual memory T cells, a specialized group of immune cells, provide nonspecific immunity for infants early in life. The work stems ...

Antigen-driven TCR signaling in the epidermis during CD8+ TRM differentiation results in a lower TGFβ requirement for persistence and increased proliferative capacity that together enhance epidermal ...

Activation of certain memory B cells may be driving systemic lupus erythematosus incidence in individuals who had ...

The illustration depicts how during differentiation cells normally lose their plasticity and ability to acquire new fates.