title: Distinct functions of DC-SIGN and its homologues L-SIGN (DC-SIGNR) and mSIGNR1 in pathogen recognition and immune regulation.
abstract: Antigen presenting cells express C-type lectins that are involved in pathogen capture, processing and antigen presentation to induce immune responses against these pathogens. However, it is becoming clear that pathogens have evolved to subvert the function of some C-type lectins to escape immune surveillance. An important C-type lectin family is represented by DC-SIGN and its homologues in human and mouse. Here we discuss the structure in relation to the pathogen binding specificity of the SIGN receptors and the function of these receptors in mouse and humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Estella A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Koppel
authors.forename: Klaas P J M
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: van Gisbergen
authors.forename: Teunis B H
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Geijtenbeek
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: van Kooyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin; C433029:CLEC4M protein, human