Additional immune functions of basophils have been identified in recent years. Mack and colleagues add to this growing list by showing that basophils enhance humoral memory responses by producing interleukins 4 and 6 in response to specific antigen.
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Kawakami, T. Basophils now enhance memory. Nat Immunol 9, 720–721 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0708-720
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