Reposted by Fern Koay
Ever wondered why gamma delta T cells are required for immunity to liver-stage malaria?
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γδ T cell-derived IL-4 initiates CD8+ T cell immunity - Nature Immunology
The authors show how Vγ1+ γδ T cells produce IL-4 to drive early CD8+ T cell and dendritic cell responses to malaria infection in mice.