Human cytomegalovirus impairs the function of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in lymphoid organs.

Human dendritic cells (DCs) are the main antigen presenting cells (APC) and can be divided into two main populations, myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), the latter being the main producers of Type I Interferon. The vast majority of pDCs can be found in lymphoid organs, where the main pool of all i...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Schneider, Ursula Meyer-Koenig, Frank T Hufert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2565836?pdf=render