title: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: from the plasmacytoid T-cell to type 2 dendritic cells CD4+CD56+ malignancies.
abstract: Recent identification of CD4(+)CD56(+) malignancies as pathological counterparts of the precursors of type 2 dendritic cells (DC2) has shed new light on a leukocyte lineage that long remained elusive. This review retraces how knowledge evolved, through careful examination and analysis of both normal lymphoid tissue and rare proliferative diseases, from plasmacytoid T cells to plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) and then DC2. The functions of these cells and their key role at the crossroads of innate and cognitive immunity are also discussed. The major characteristics of DC2 malignancies are summarized and compared to natural killer cell (NK) lymphomas, another type of proliferative disease sharing the expression of CD56.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie du CHU, Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Marie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Béné
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feuillard
authors.forename: Marie C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000473:pathology; D007938:Leukemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D019002:CD56 Antigen