title: Of origins and pedigrees: lineage tracing of dendritic cells.
abstract: Understanding the ontogeny of distinct hematopoietic cell types remains a challenge. In this issue, Schraml et al. contribute to unraveling the complexity of a central component of the mononuclear phagocyte system by using a new in vivo approach to trace the progeny of common dendritic cell precursors.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Division of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Gerlach
authors: Aude
authors: A
authors: Thiriot
authors: Ulrich H
authors: UH
authors: von Andrian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C529914:Clec9a protein, mouse; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic