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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 8, Pages 2075-2081Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636838
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C-type lectin; dendritic cells; endocytosis; MHC class II
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Professional antigen-presenting cells are essential for the initiation of adaptive immune responses; however, they also play a vital role in the maintenance of tolerance towards self-antigens. C-type lectins can function as antigen receptors by capturing carbohydrate ligands for processing and presentation. Here, we focused on the dendritic cell (DC)-expressed macrophage galactose-type lectin (MGL), a C-type lectin with a unique specificity for terminal GalNAc residues, such as the tumor-associated Tn antigen. Soluble model antigens are efficiently internalized by MGL and subsequently presented to responder CD4(+) T cells. The tyrosine-5 residue in the YENF motif, present in the MGL cytoplasmic domain, was essential for the MGL-mediated endocytosis in CHO cells. In conclusion, MGL contributes to the antigen processing and presentation capacities of DC and may provide a suitable target for the initiation of anti-tumor immune responses.
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