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Immune cell transdifferentiation: a complex crosstalk between circulating immune cells and the haematopoietic niche
Author(s) -
Meister Marie,
Ferrandon Dominique
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.238
Subject(s) - crosstalk , immune system , transdifferentiation , haematopoiesis , biology , niche , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , stem cell , ecology , physics , optics
ROS sensed in the haematopoietic niche induces the differentiation of circulating plasmatocytes into wasp‐egg‐fighting lamellocytes in a non‐cell‐autonomous manner, as described in this issue of EMBO reports .