Tissue-resident memory T cells are crucial to immune responses in epithelial and mucosal tissues. This Review examines the unique characteristics and differentiation pathways of these cells, as well as their unique adaptations in the urogenital tract, and their role in infection, cancer, inflammatory diseases and transplantation.
- Loreto Parga-Vidal
- Michiel C. van Aalderen
- Klaas P. J. M. van Gisbergen