To test the role of RANK expression in CD11c+ cells for T cell priming during infection, we used a recombinant strain of the intracellular bacteria Listeria monocytogenes engineered to express ovalbumin (Lm-OVA) (Bajénoff et al., 2010) and an OVA-expressing strain of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV-OVA) (Kim et al., 1998). This evidence concerns the gene ITGAX and infection.