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SUBMITTER: Tseng SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2193370 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tseng S Y SY Otsuji M M Gorski K K Huang X X Slansky J E JE Pai S I SI Shalabi A A Shin T T Pardoll D M DM Tsuchiya H H
The Journal of experimental medicine 20010401 7
Dendritic cells (DCs), unique antigen-presenting cells (APCs) with potent T cell stimulatory capacity, direct the activation and differentiation of T cells by providing costimulatory signals. As such, they are critical regulators of both natural and vaccine-induced immune responses. A new B7 family member, B7-DC, whose expression is highly restricted to DCs, was identified among a library of genes differentially expressed between DCs and activated macrophages. B7-DC fails to bind the B7.1/2 rece ...[more]