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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Immunol. 2014 Dec 15;193(12):5772–5778. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401541

Figure 1. The plasmacytoid dendritic cells as the Swiss army knife of the innate immune system.

Figure 1

Illustrated are the multifaceted functions of pDC to produce cytokines, present antigen, induce cytotoxicity and tolerance. Taken together, pDC resemble a Swiss army knife (adapted from clipartist.net) that is equipped with multiple features.