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Periscope, up! Monitoring microbes in the intestine

Nature Immunology volume 2, pages 288–290 (2001)Cite this article

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Dendritic cells below the epithelium layer are now reported to send processes in between epithelial cells, while maintaining the integrity of the tight junctions. This mechanism could sample intestinal fluids for pathogens to aid immunologic protection of the host.

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Figure 1: How to get across the intestinal epithelium.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Emory University, WMB 2315, 1639 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, 30322, GA, USA

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Gewirtz, A., Madara, J. Periscope, up! Monitoring microbes in the intestine. Nat Immunol 2, 288–290 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/86292

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