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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 81870152] and the Scientific and Technological Developing Plan of Jilin Province [grant number 20200201588JC].
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Zhu, S., Niu, C. & Chen, J. Transcriptional divergence between cDC1s and cDC2s: an AP1–IRF composite element-dependent program. Cell Mol Immunol 18, 1618–1619 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-020-00628-x
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