Figure 3.
Viral interference with cDC maturation and function. Important steps in the life/maturation cycle of a cDC are schematically depicted including generation from precursors and stimulation‐dependent maturation from a tissue resident immature to a migratory semi‐mature (interacting with extracellular matrix components) to a fully mature DC in the lymph node. Viruses can interfere at virtually any stage of this programme and only some of them or strategies employed are shown.