Visualizing dendritic cell networks in vivo - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2004 Dec;5(12):1243-50.
doi: 10.1038/ni1139. Epub 2004 Nov 14.
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- PMID: 15543150
- DOI: 10.1038/ni1139
Visualizing dendritic cell networks in vivo
Randall L Lindquist et al. Nat Immunol. 2004 Dec.
Abstract
In the steady state, dendritic cells (DCs) in the lymph node induce T cell tolerance to self antigens. Innate signals trigger the maturation of tissue DCs, which migrate into lymph nodes and activate T cells. To examine DCs in vivo, we produced transgenic mice whose DCs expressed enhanced yellow fluorescent protein. Two-photon microscopy of lymph nodes in live mice showed that most of the steady-state DCs were enmeshed in an extensive network and remained in place while actively probing adjacent T cells with their processes. Mature DCs were more motile than steady-state DCs and were rapidly dispersed and integrated into the sessile network, facilitating their interaction with migrating T cells.
Comment in
- Lead and follow: the dance of the dendritic cell and T cell.
Lanzavecchia A, Sallusto F. Lanzavecchia A, et al. Nat Immunol. 2004 Dec;5(12):1201-2. doi: 10.1038/ni1204-1201. Nat Immunol. 2004. PMID: 15549117 No abstract available.
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