title: In vivo role of pDCs in regulating adaptive immunity.
abstract: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) have potential influence on innate and adaptive immune responses. In this issue of Immunity, Takagi et al. (2011) established mice lacking pDCs and explored the impact of pDC ablation in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA. shanabuc@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Shino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanabuchi
authors.forename: Yong-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Liu