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Teams led by Murphy and Nussenzweig designate Zbtb46 as a transcription factor that specifically marks the conventional dendritic cell (cDC) lineage. The groups present new mouse models that will facilitate visualization and specific depletion of cDCs and their committed progenitors. Original image shows Zbtb46 (green), B220 (magenta), and CD169 (blue) in skin-draining lymph nodes of mice with a GFP cassette inserted into the Zbtb46 locus. Artwork by Joshua Graver (joshuagraver@mac.com).
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