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SUBMITTER: Davidson MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788745 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davidson Matthew G MG Alonso Michael N MN Kenkel Justin A JA Suhoski Megan M MM González Joseph C JC Yuan Robert R Engleman Edgar G EG
PloS one 20131002 10
Two critical functions of dendritic cells (DC) are to activate and functionally polarize T cells. Activated T cells can, in turn, influence DC maturation, although their effect on de novo DC development is poorly understood. Here we report that activation of T cells in mice, with either an anti-CD3 antibody or super antigen, drives the rapid formation of CD209(+)CD11b(+)CD11c(+) MHC II(+) DC from monocytic precursors (Mo-DC). GM-CSF is produced by T cells following activation, but surprisingly, ...[more]