Immunity
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 1998, Pages 839-847
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RelB Is Essential for the Development of Myeloid-Related CD8α Dendritic Cells but Not of Lymphoid-Related CD8α+ Dendritic Cells

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Abstract

The transcription factor RelB had been shown to be important for dendritic cell (DC) development, but the type of DC involved was not clear. Here, we report that RelB mRNA is expressed strongly in CD8αDEC-205 DC but only weakly in CD8α+DEC-205+ DC. In addition, CD8α+DEC-205+ DC are present and functional in RelB null mice, the DC deficiency being mainly in the CD8αDEC-205 population. By constructing bone-marrow chimeric mice, we demonstrate that the partial deficiency in RelB null thymic DC is a secondary effect of disrupted thymic architecture. However, the deficiency in splenic CD8αDEC-205 DC is a direct, stem cell intrinsic effect of the RelB mutation. Thus, RelB selectively regulates a myeloid-related DC lineage.

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