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Development and Functional Characterization of Murine Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells
Published on: May 18, 2018
Towards an understanding of the transcription factor network of dendritic cell development
Martin Zenke1, Thomas Hieronymus
1Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Medical School, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. martin.zenke@rwth-aachen.de
Abstract:
Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells of the immune system and develop from hematopoietic stem cells through successive steps of lineage commitment and differentiation. The three major DC populations are epidermal Langerhans cells, tissue/interstitial/dermal DCs and plasmacytoid DCs. We review how gene-targeted mutations in mice have contributed to our understanding of how the various DC subpopulations develop. These studies have revealed both overlapping and distinct pathways of DC differentiation and show that there is no obvious correlation between transcription factor knockout phenotypes and a lymphoid or myeloid origin of DCs.
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Transcription
Transcription is the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA sequence by RNA polymerase. It is the first step in producing a protein from a gene sequence. Additionally, many other proteins and regulatory sequences are involved in the proper synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA). Regulation of transcription is responsible for the differentiation of all the different types of cells and often for the proper cellular response to environmental signals.
Transcription Can Produce Different Kinds...
Transcription Factors
RNA Polymerase II Accessory Proteins
Co-activators and Co-repressors
Master Transcription Regulators
General Transcription Factors