PShockett<p>A cool experiment on CD8 T cell proliferative expansion and memory. </p><p>Upon adoptive transfer (to a different mouse) "functionally competent T cells can retain the potential for extraordinary population expansion and longevity well beyond their organismal lifespan." <br />(at least 10 years!)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tcells</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CD8Tcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CD8Tcells</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tcellmemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tcellmemory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immunology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immunology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immuneresponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immuneresponse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/celllongevity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>celllongevity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cellproliferation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cellproliferation</span></a> </p><p>"Functional T cells are capable of supernumerary cell division and longevity"</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05626-9?s=09" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41586-022</span><span class="invisible">-05626-9?s=09</span></a></p>