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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Venetia BigleyORCiD, Professor Matthew CollinORCiD
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Dendritic Cells (DCs), derived from haematopoietic stem cells, are critical to the dynamic and balanced functioning of the intact immune system and are of great interest as vehicles of immunotherapy. Genetically modiTed mouse models have proved powerful tools to map DC development and function in vivo but human studies have previously relied heavily on in vitro systems. Human dendritic cell immunodeTciency, resulting from single gene mutations, offers new opportunities to dissect the role of human DCs in vivo, determine the genetic requirements for their development and map their haematopoietic differentiation pathways. This review will summarise the clinical phenotypes of mutations in GATA2, IRF8 and IKZF1 genes which result in global or subset speciTc dendritic cell deTciencies, discuss the functional consequences of these cytopenias and how these syndromes have informed our knowledge of DC differentiation and human haematopoiesis.
Author(s): Bigley V, Collin M
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Molecular Immunology
Year: 2020
Volume: 122
Pages: 116-123
Print publication date: 01/06/2020
Online publication date: 25/04/2020
Acceptance date: 16/04/2020
ISSN (print): 0161-5890
ISSN (electronic): 1872-9142
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2020.04.019
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.04.019
