title: CD56 marks human dendritic cell subsets with cytotoxic potential.
abstract: Human plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cells (DCs), when appropriately stimulated, can express the archetypal natural killer (NK)-cell surface marker CD56. In addition to classical DC functions, CD56+DCs are endowed with an unconventional cytotoxic capacity.
authors.affiliation: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO); Laboratory of Experimental Hematology; University of Antwerp; Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dessie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roothans
authors.forename: Evelien
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lion
authors.forename: Jurjen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tel
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anguille
keywords: CD56; cytotoxicity; dendritic cells; human; myeloid DCs; plasmacytoid DCs