Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a conserved T-cell subset found in humans, mice and cattle. Although putative ligands and functions of those cells have become the focus of recent… Click to show full abstract
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a conserved T-cell subset found in humans, mice and cattle. Although putative ligands and functions of those cells have become the focus of recent studies, their development was still poorly understood. In a recent issue of Nature Immunology, Koay et al. have shed light on the MAIT cell developmental process in mice and men.1
               
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