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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2012

CD8 T cell memory: it takes all kinds.

Sara E Hamilton, Stephen C Jameson

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The ageing immune system and its battle with viruses.The Journal of general virology · 2026
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  2. Atomistic TCR-ligand interactions instruct memory T-cell differentiation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  11. Keeping memories alive.Frontiers in immunology · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara E HamiltonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Stephen C Jameson
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

TRAINING GRANT IN MICROBIOLOGY/CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009138 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI Scott M. Dehm · 1985 to 2026
$11.3M
T cell homeostasisR37AI038903 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI JAMESON, STEPHEN C · 2006 to 2015
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009138NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI038903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms that regulate the differentiation and maintenance of CD8(+) memory T cells is fundamental to the development of effective T cell-based vaccines. Memory cell differentiation is influenced by the cytokines that accompany T cell priming, the history of previous antigen encounters, and the tissue sites into which memory cells migrate. These cues combine to influence the developing CD8(+) memory pool, and recent work has revealed the importance of multiple transcription factors, metabolic molecules, and surface receptors in revealing the type of memory cell that is generated. Paired with increasingly meticulous subsetting and sorting of memory populations, we now know the CD8(+) memory pool to be phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous in nature. This includes both recirculating and tissue-resident memory populations, and cells with varying degrees of inherent longevity and protective function. These data point to the importance of tailored vaccine design. Here we discuss how the diversity of the memory CD8(+) T cell pool challenges the notion that "one size fits all" for pathogen control, and how distinct memory subsets may be suited for distinct aspects of protective immunity.

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CD8 T cellshost-pathogen interactionsimmune memoryprotective immunityT cell differentiation

Identifiers

PMID23230436
PMCPMC3515884
OpenAlexW2105304385

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