title: The C type lectins DC-SIGN and L-SIGN: receptors for viral glycoproteins.
abstract: DC-SIGN and L-SIGN are C-type lectins that recognize carbohydrate structures present on viral glycoproteins and function as attachment factors for several enveloped viruses. DC-SIGN and L-SIGN enhance viral entry and facilitate infection of cells that express the cognate entry receptor (cis-infection). They are also able to capture viruses and transfer viral infections to other target cells (trans-infection). In this chapter, we will give an overview of protocols used to produce soluble viral glycoproteins at high levels and to study the molecular basis of viruses/DC-SIGN and L-SIGN binding and internalization. We will also describe techniques to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which DC-SIGN or L-SIGN spread viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pathogénie Virale Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lozach
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burleigh
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Staropoli
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amara
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D053585:Virus Attachment; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000635:transmission; D014780:Viruses / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D006023:Glycoproteins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin; C433029:CLEC4M protein, human