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Tracking skin and immune cell interactions

Nature Cell Biology volume 23, pages 439–440 (2021)Cite this article

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The distribution of skin immune cells, namely Langerhans cells (LCs) and dendritic epidermal T cells (DETCs), is well-documented, but the mechanisms underlying their pattern maintenance remained obscure. A study now finds that LCs maintain their distribution patterns depending upon Rac1 and that the density of LCs and DETCs is regulated by the density of epithelial cells.

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Fig. 1: Organisation of immune cells in skin epidermis.

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  1. The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Chae Ho Lim & Mayumi Ito

  2. Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Chae Ho Lim & Mayumi Ito

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Lim, C.H., Ito, M. Tracking skin and immune cell interactions. Nat Cell Biol 23, 439–440 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-021-00680-3

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