Cell Metabolism
Volume 25, Issue 6, 6 June 2017, Pages 1213-1215
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Treg Cells Survive and Thrive in Inhospitable Environments

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Immune responses are dangerous by nature and require regulation to prevent inflammatory and/or autoimmune sequelae and allow healing. CD4+Foxp3+ T cells (Treg cells) play a crucial role in this process, and in this edition of Cell Metabolism, Angelin et al. (2017) describe how these cells are metabolically adapted to the job.

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