Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell

Preferred Label : Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell;

NCIt synonyms : pDC; Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Precursor; PDCs; Professional Type I Interferon-Producing Cell; Plasmacytoid Monocyte;

NCIt definition : A cell found in peripheral blood, lymphoid tissue, and some inflamed tissue. It produces vast amounts of type I interferons especially in response to viruses, therefore playing an important role in antiviral immunity and triggers for adaptive immune responses.;

Details

Origin ID

C45236;

UMLS CUI

C1956385;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Immune System [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Placenta-Specific Gene 8 Protein [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- PNKD metallo-beta-lactamase domain containing [ORDO Gene]
- Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia 1 [OMIM Phenotype]
- Phosducin [OMIM gene]
- dendritic cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- plasmacytoid dendritic cells [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- plasmacytoid dendritic cells [MeSH concept]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Mature Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Proliferation Associated with Myeloid Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Recurrent Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Refractory Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
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- Transcription Factor Spi-B [NCIt concept]

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