Human CD4+ T cells that produce interleukin 22 are an essential component of skin defense and repair. New evidence shows that these T cells recognize CD1a-lipid complexes on Langerhans cells.
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Colonna, M. Skin function for human CD1a-reactive T cells. Nat Immunol 11, 1079–1080 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1210-1079
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