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A common feature of many infections is that many pathogen-specific memory T cells become established in diverse nonlymphoid tissues. A mechanism that promotes the retention and survival of the memory T cells in diverse tissues has not been described. Our studies show that the collagen binding α1β1 integrin, VLA-1, is expressed by the majority of influenza-specific CD8 T cells recovered from nonlymphoid...