Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 04 — Cellular

Dendritic Cell

Professional antigen-presenting cell bridging innate and adaptive immunity. Immature DCs patrol tissues; mature DCs upregulate MHC-II and migrate to lymph nodes to prime T cells. Two major subsets: cDC1/cDC2 and pDC.

Also known as: DC, professional APC, plasmacytoid DC, conventional DC

Scale 04 — CellularScale
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2026-06-04Last Reviewed
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Dendritic Cell

Professional antigen-presenting cell bridging innate and adaptive immunity. Immature DCs patrol tissues; mature DCs upregulate MHC-II and migrate to lymph nodes to prime T cells. Two major subsets: cDC1/cDC2 and pDC.

Entry Metadata

FieldValue
IDdendritic-cell
NameDendritic Cell
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-04
Atlas01-human
Scale04-cellular

Cross-Atlas Connections

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