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- Title
Dynamics of CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell priming by dendritic cells in intact lymph nodes.
- Authors
Bousso, Philippe; Robey, Ellen
- Abstract
The cellular dynamics underlying activation of CD8[sup +] T cells by dendritic cells (DCs) in the lymph node are not known. Here we have tracked the behavior of T cells and DCs by subjecting intact lymph nodes to real-time two-photon microscopy. We show that DCs scan at least 500 different T cells per hour in the absence of antigen. Antigen-bearing DCs are highly efficient in recruiting peptide-specific T cells and can engage more than ten T cells simultaneously. The duration of these interactions is of the order of hours, not minutes. The overall avidity of the interaction influences the probability that T cells will be stably captured by DCs, providing a possible basis for T cell competition. Taken together, our results identify the cellular behaviors that promote an efficient CD8[sup +] T cell response in the lymph node.
- Publication
Nature Immunology, 2003, Vol 4, Issue 6, p579
- ISSN
1529-2908
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/ni928