title: The biological role of dectin-1 in immune response.
abstract: The identification of antigen-recognizing receptors in the innate immune system significantly helped us to understand the initiation and regulation of the innate immune response. Dectin-1 was recently identified as the most important receptor for beta-glucan. Recognition of beta-glucan by dectin-1 triggers effective immune response, including phagocytosis and proinflammatory factor production, to eliminate infecting fungi, which especially benefits immunocompromised patients against opportunistic fungal infection. In addition, dectin-1 is involved in the adaptive immune response as well as autoimmune diseases and immune tolerance. In this paper, we will mainly focus on the characteristics of dectin-1 and its biological role in immune response.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Biology Research Division, State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datui Road Yi 5, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000276:immunology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099181:Dectin-1
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D047071:beta-Glucans; D000099181:Dectin-1