title: Before they were gut dendritic cells.
abstract: Gut lamina propria dendritic cell (DC) subsets have specialized functions. In this issue of Immunity, Varol et al. (2009) and Bogunovic et al. (2009) describe the different blood precursors for CD103(+) and CD103(-) DC subsets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, I-20141 Milan, Italy. maria.rescigno@ifom-ieo-campus.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rescigno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains / Q000276:immunology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A; C091367:alpha E integrins