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A new VEGF connection between two old neighbors

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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells express the microRNA miR-126, which controls their survival and effector functions via the receptor VEGFR2.

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Figure 1: A model for miR-126-orchestrated regulation of pDC effector functions in lymph nodes undergoing an immune response.

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  1. Marina Cella is with the Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.,

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  2. Giorgio Trinchieri is with the Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.,

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