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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Yoram Groner
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48589 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Dicken Joseph J Mildner Alexander A Leshkowitz Dena D Touw Ivo P IP Hantisteanu Shay S Jung Steffen S Groner Yoram Y
PloS one 20131015 10
Classical dendritic cells (cDC) are specialized antigen-presenting cells mediating immunity and tolerance. cDC cell-lineage decisions are largely controlled by transcriptional factor regulatory cascades. Using an in vivo cell-specific targeting of Runx3 at various stages of DC lineage development we show that Runx3 is required for cell-identity, homeostasis and function of splenic Esam(hi) DC. Ablation of Runx3 in DC progenitors led to a substantial decrease in splenic CD4(+)/CD11b(+) DC. Combin ...[more]