title: The STATs on dendritic cell development.
abstract: Dendritic cells are a heterogeneous group of antigen presenting cells. In this issue of Immunity, Esashi et al. (2008) demonstrate how cytokine-receptor-regulated downstream transcription factors direct dendritic cell subpopulation differentiation from hematopoietic progenitor cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan. nobuonai@med.akita-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Onai
authors.forename: Markus G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Manz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D050791:STAT Transcription Factors