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Type I interferons promote cross-priming: more functions for old cytokines

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Dendritic cells require a special 'license' to present exogenous antigens to CD8+ T cells. Such permission may be provided by type I interferons during viral infections.

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Figure 1: Cross-priming in viral infection.

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Beignon, AS., Skoberne, M. & Bhardwaj, N. Type I interferons promote cross-priming: more functions for old cytokines. Nat Immunol 4, 939–941 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1003-939

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