Sequential engagement of distinct dendritic cell subsets shapes Th2 polarization
Enrico Dotta, Nathan Sébastien Zangger, Giulia Cesaro, Giuseppe Rocca, Edoardo Peroni, Alfredo Pherez-Farah, Agnieszka Katarzyna Macioła, Weisha Qi, Tania Baccega, Gioia Boncompagni, Michelle Guarniero, Giacomo Baruzzo, Francesca Granucci, Barbara Di Camillo, Annette Oxenius, Giulia Pasqual
The paper shows that distinct dendritic cell subsets sequentially engage CD4 T cells during priming, with late CD70 DC2s driving Th2 polarization.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintImmunology