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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-21
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The discovery of dendritic cell (DC)-specific intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) as a DC-specific ICAM-3 binding receptor that enhances HIV-1 infection of T cells in trans has indicated a potentially important role for adhesion molecules in AIDS pathogenesis. A related molecule called DC-SIGNR exhibits 77% amino acid sequence identity with DC-SIGN. The DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR genes map within a 30-kb region on chromosome 19p13.2-3. Their strong homology and close physical location indicate a recent duplication of the original gene. Messenger RNA and protein expression patterns demonstrate that the DC-SIGN-related molecule is highly expressed on liver sinusoidal cells and in the lymph node but not on DCs, in contrast to DC-SIGN. Therefore, we suggest that a more appropriate name for the DC-SIGN-related molecule is L-SIGN, liver/lymph node-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin. We show that in the liver, L-SIGN is expressed by sinusoidal endothelial cells. Functional studies indicate that L-SIGN behaves similarly to DC-SIGN in that it has a high affinity for ICAM-3, captures HIV-1 through gp120 binding, and enhances HIV-1 infection of T cells in trans. We propose that L-SIGN may play an important role in the interaction between liver sinusoidal endothelium and trafficking lymphocytes, as well as function in the pathogenesis of HIV-1.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Differentiation, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CLEC4M protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cell Adhesion Molecules, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DC-specific ICAM-3 grabbing..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Complementary, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/HIV Envelope Protein gp120, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ICAM3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lectins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lectins, C-Type, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Antigen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cell Surface, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, HIV, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Virus
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-1007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
193
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
671-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
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