title: Diversity of receptors binding HIV on dendritic cell subsets.
abstract: The ability of HIV-1 to use dendritic cells (DCs) for transport and to transfer virus to activated T cells in the lymph node may be crucial in early HIV-1 pathogenesis. We have characterized primary DCs for the receptors involved in viral envelope attachment and observed that C-type lectin receptor (CLR) binding was predominant in skin DCs, whereas binding to emigrating and tonsil DCs was CD4-dependent. No one CLR was solely responsible for envelope binding on all skin DC subsets. DC-SIGN (DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin) was only expressed by CD14(+)CDla(lo) dermal DCs. The mannose receptor was expressed by CD1a(hi) and CD14(+)CDla(lo) dermal DCs, and langerin was expressed by Langerhans cells. The diversity of CLRs able to bind HIV-1 in skin DCs may reflect their ability to bind a range of microbial glycoproteins.
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D015728:Receptors, HIV / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D000090323:Mannose Receptor; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D015728:Receptors, HIV; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin; C121916:CD207 protein, human