Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (Mϕs) share close developmental pathways and functional features, leading to blurring of the boundaries between these two cell lineages. However, a deeper understanding of DC and Mϕ ontogeny and more refined phenotypic and functional characterizations have helped to delineate pre-DC-derived conventional DCs (cDCs), including cDC1s and cDC2s, from monocyte-derived Mϕs. Here, we further refine DC/Mϕ cell classification and report that classically defined cDC2s contain a discrete population of monocyte-derived migratory antigen-presenting cells with Mϕ phenotype but functional DC features, including cross-presentation.
Keywords:
antigen-presenting cell; cross-priming; dendritic cells; hybrid; macrophages; migration; monocyte derived; tumor microenvironment.
Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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CD11c Antigen / metabolism
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Cells, Cultured
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DNA-Binding Proteins / deficiency
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DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
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Dendritic Cells / classification
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Dendritic Cells / cytology
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Dendritic Cells / metabolism*
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Leukocyte Common Antigens / genetics
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Leukocyte Common Antigens / metabolism
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Lung / cytology
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Lung / immunology
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Lung Neoplasms / immunology
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / secondary
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Lymph Nodes / cytology
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Lymph Nodes / immunology
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Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / metabolism
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Macrophages / classification
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Macrophages / cytology
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Macrophages / metabolism*
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Melanoma, Experimental / pathology
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mice, Transgenic
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Monocytes / cytology*
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Phenotype
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Receptors, IgG / metabolism
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Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1 / metabolism
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Spleen / cytology
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Spleen / immunology
Substances
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CD11c Antigen
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Rag2 protein, mouse
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Receptors, IgG
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Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1
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Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
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Leukocyte Common Antigens