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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Sep;1174:88–98. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05000.x

Figure 3. Distinct DC subsets generate distinct types of T cell immunity.

Figure 3

DC system has two cardinal features: 1) subsets; and 2) plasticity. This yields distinct types of immunity thereby allowing DCs to cope with protection against a variety of microbes and maintenance of tolerance to self. Understanding these two features is fundamental to develop vaccines that elicit the desired type of immune responses.