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The lymph node at a glance - how spatial organization optimizes the immune response.


ABSTRACT: A hallmark of the mammalian immune system is its ability to respond efficiently to foreign antigens without eliciting an inappropriate response to self-antigens. Furthermore, a robust immune response requires the coordination of a diverse range of cells present at low frequencies within the host. This problem is solved, in part, by concentrating antigens, antigen-presenting cells and antigen-responsive cells in lymph nodes (LNs). Beyond housing these cell types in one location, LNs are highly organized structures consisting of pre-positioned cells within well-defined microanatomical niches. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and accompanying poster, we outline the key cellular populations and components of the LN microenvironment that are present at steady state and chronicle the dynamic changes in these elements following an immune response. This review highlights the LN as a staging ground for both innate and adaptive immune responses, while providing an elegant example of how structure informs function.

SUBMITTER: Grant SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The lymph node at a glance - how spatial organization optimizes the immune response.

Grant Spencer M SM   Lou Meng M   Yao Li L   Germain Ronald N RN   Radtke Andrea J AJ  

Journal of cell science 20200306 5


A hallmark of the mammalian immune system is its ability to respond efficiently to foreign antigens without eliciting an inappropriate response to self-antigens. Furthermore, a robust immune response requires the coordination of a diverse range of cells present at low frequencies within the host. This problem is solved, in part, by concentrating antigens, antigen-presenting cells and antigen-responsive cells in lymph nodes (LNs). Beyond housing these cell types in one location, LNs are highly or  ...[more]

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