DC-SIGN, a dentritic cell-specific HIV-1 receptor present in placenta that infects T cells in trans - A review
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Geijtenbeek, TBH
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Univ Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, NetherlandsUniv Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, Netherlands
Geijtenbeek, TBH
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van Vliet, SJ
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Univ Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, NetherlandsUniv Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, Netherlands
van Vliet, SJ
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van Duijnhoven, GCF
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Univ Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, NetherlandsUniv Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, Netherlands
van Duijnhoven, GCF
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Figdor, CG
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Univ Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, NetherlandsUniv Nijmegen, Dept Tumor Immunol, Med Ctr St Radboud, NL-6525 EX Nijmegen, Netherlands
Figdor, CG
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van Kooyk, Y
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van Kooyk, Y
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Dendritic cells (DC) capture micro-organisms that enter peripheral mucosal tissues and then migrate to secondary lymphoid organs, where they present in antigenic form to resting T cells and thus initiate adaptive immune responses. Here we describe the properties of a DC-specific C-type lectin, DC-SIGN, that is highly expressed on DC present in mucosal tissues and binds to the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120. DC-SIGN does not function as a receptor for viral entry into DC, but instead promotes efficient infection in trans of cells that express CD-C and chemokine receptors. The interaction of DC-SIGN with HIV gp120 may be an important target for therapeutic intervention and vaccine development. (C) 2001 IFPA and Harcourt Publishers Ltd.