title: Carbohydrate specificities of the murine DC-SIGN homologue mSIGNR1.
abstract: C-type lectins are important receptors expressed by antigen presenting cells that are involved in cellular communications as well as in pathogen uptake. An important C-type lectin family is represented by DC-SIGN and its homologues in human and mouse. Here we have investigated the carbohydrate specificity of cellular mSIGNR1 and compared it with DC-SIGN and L-SIGN. mSIGNR1 has a similar specificity as human DC-SIGN for high mannose-containing ligands present on both cellular and pathogen ligands. However, the DC-SIGN molecules differ in their recognition of Lewis antigens; mSIGNR1 interacts not only with Le(x/y) and Le(a/b) antigens similar to DC-SIGN, but also with sialylated Lex, a ligand for selectins. The differential recognition of Lewis antigens suggests differences between mSIGNR1 and DC-SIGN in the recognition of cellular ligands and pathogens that express Lewis epitopes.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, v.d. Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Estella A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Koppel
authors.forename: Irene S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Appelmelk
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: van Kooyk
authors.forename: Teunis B H
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Geijtenbeek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000378:metabolism*; D016256:Lewis X Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D016256:Lewis X Antigen; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin