The STATs on dendritic cell development.
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.
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Nobuyuki
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Department of Immunology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan. nobuonai@med.akita-u.ac.jp
Manz
Markus G
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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*
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