Table 1

The expected fates of recruited SCs under intense intercellular communication as depending on the recruited SC kinetic parameters

Class

Transition to maturation

Characteristic parameters

Formal condition

a

Dominant

large DC life span

Ψ ≤ Φ -Θ

b

depends on recruited SC number

intermediate DC life span

Φ - Θ < Ψ ≤ Φ + 1

c

none

DC life span shorter than differentiation time

Ψ > Φ + 1

Agur et al. Biology Direct 2010 5:20   doi:10.1186/1745-6150-5-20