title: DC-SIGN: access portal for sweet viral killers.
abstract: Lozach and colleagues show that phleboviruses (bunyaviridae), which comprise important emerging viral pathogens, exploit the C-type lectin DC-SIGN for dendritic cell binding, entry, and infection. The authors elegantly visualize the cellular processes underlying DC-SIGN-dependent viral capture and uptake.
authors.affiliation: Infection Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pöhlmann