DC-SIGN and LFA-1: a battle for ligand: a battle for ligand

D. A. Bleijs, T. B. Geijtenbeek, C. G. Figdor, Y. van Kooyk

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Abstract

The intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) play a prominent role in regulating the migration and activation of both dendritic cells (DCs) and T lymphocytes in the immune system. Recent observations have demonstrated that both leukocyte function-associated molecule 1 (LFA-1) and DC-specific ICAM-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN), two structurally unrelated adhesion receptors, regulate the function of leukocytes and DCs by binding to the same ICAMs. Here, we focus on the structure-function relationships of DC-SIGN and LFA-1 to obtain an insight into their role in the migration and activation of DCs and T cells in the control of immunity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)457-463
Number of pages7
JournalTrends in immunology
Volume22
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules/immunology
  • Dendritic Cells/immunology
  • Humans
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • Lectins/chemistry
  • Ligands
  • Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1/chemistry
  • Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
  • T-Lymphocytes/immunology

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