Division of labor by dendritic cells.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Dendritic cells induce the activation of CD8 and CD4 T cells by presenting antigenic peptides on MHC class I and class II molecules, respectively. In a recent Science paper, Dudziak et al. (2007) reveal that these tasks are handled by distinct populations of dendritic cells in vivo.
Medical subject headings
- Antigen Presentation
- Dendritic Cells