{"symbol":"FLT3LG","synonyms":["FL","FLG3L","FLT3L"],"name":"fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand","description":"Dendritic cells (DCs) provide the key link between innate and adaptive immunity by recognizing pathogens and priming pathogen-specific immune responses. FLT3LG controls the development of DCs and is particularly important for plasmacytoid DCs and CD8 (see MIM 186910)-positive classical DCs and their CD103 (ITGAE; MIM 604682)-positive tissue counterparts (summary by Sathaliyawala et al., 2010 [PubMed 20933441]).[supplied by OMIM, Jan 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2323,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2323","proteins":[{"symbol":"FLT3L_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/FLT3L_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Endogenous ligands","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Endogenous+ligands"}]}