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Author: bhchandler97
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should be specific. They are professional APCs so they do this


Langerhans Cell - an overview

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/langerhans-cell

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LCs, or Langerhans cells

They are a subtype of dendritic cells (DCs) and the epidermis first barrier of defense. They engulf antigens in order to present them to T cells

Langerin (CD207)
It is the most important surface molecule (C-type lectin), and it resembles DC-SIGN (CD209) expressed by DCs


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