title: Immunology: Dendritic Cells Pull the T Cell's Strings.
abstract: Cells communicate by sensing diffusible or surface-associated chemical signals, with the surface-associated molecules also providing mechanical cues. New work now shows that both chemical and mechanical signals are critical for the communication between T cells and antigen-presenting dendritic cells in the initiation and maintenance of immune responses.
authors.affiliation: David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FY, UK. Electronic address: michael.dustin@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dustin