Memory T cells remember viruses from previous infections, providing immunity by facilitating the killing of infected cells. For this, they exploit cross-dressing, the transfer of antigens between antigen-presenting cells. See Letter p.629
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Yewdell, J., Dolan, B. Cross-dressers turn on T cells. Nature 471, 581–582 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471581a
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