Cross presentation of antigen by dendritic cells: mechanisms and implications for immunotherapy.
Dendritic cells (DCs) possess the specialized potential to present exogenously derived antigen to cytotoxic T lymphocytes to elicit an immune response. This process, termed cross presentation, is crucial in the generation of immune response to viruses, tumors and in autoimmune disease. The ability o...
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| Format: | Journal article |
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2012
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