PMID- 23566096 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130923 LR - 20130409 IS - 1750-192X (Electronic) IS - 1750-192X (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Apr TI - Transcriptional and epigenetic networks in the development and maturation of dendritic cells. PG - 195-204 LID - 10.2217/epi.13.14 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that provide a critical link between the innate and adaptive immune responses. The genetic program required for differentiation of DCs from their hematopoietic precursors is controlled by both cytokines and transcription factors. The signals transduced from cytokines recruit specific transcription factors, enabling the expression of a distinct transcriptome that is required for specification of different DC lineages. The establishment of a distinct transcriptome also depends on chromatin modifications associated with critical cis elements of lineage-specific genes. In this review, recent advances in the understanding of the transcriptional network governing DC lineage specification are summarized, along with current views of the dynamic DC epigenome. FAU - Kim, Hyoung-Pyo AU - Kim HP AD - Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, & Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea. kimhp@yuhs.ac FAU - Lee, Yeon-Su AU - Lee YS FAU - Park, Jong Hoon AU - Park JH FAU - Kim, Young-Joon AU - Kim YJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - England TA - Epigenomics JT - Epigenomics JID - 101519720 RN - 0 (Chromatin) RN - 0 (Cytokines) SB - IM MH - Adaptive Immunity/genetics MH - Cell Differentiation/*genetics MH - Cell Lineage MH - Chromatin/genetics/metabolism MH - Cytokines/genetics/metabolism MH - *Dendritic Cells/cytology/physiology MH - Epigenesis, Genetic/*genetics MH - Gene Regulatory Networks/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate/genetics MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2013/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/24 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/24 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.2217/epi.13.14 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Epigenomics. 2013 Apr;5(2):195-204. doi: 10.2217/epi.13.14.