Langerin

CD207 molecule, langerin

Rendering based on PDB 3C22.
Identifiers
Symbols CD207; CLEC4K; LANGERIN
External IDs OMIM604862 MGI2180021 HomoloGene9252 GeneCards: CD207 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 50489 246278
Ensembl ENSG00000116031 ENSMUSG00000034783
UniProt Q9UJ71 Q8VDD4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_015717 NM_144943.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_056532 NP_659192.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
71.06 – 71.06 Mb
Chr 6:
83.62 – 83.63 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

CD207, langerin (Cluster of Differentiation 207) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CD207 gene.[1][2] Langerin is a type II transmembrane cell surface receptor produced by Langerhans cells.[2][3]

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Function

The protein encoded by this gene is expressed in Langerhans cells which are immature dendritic cells of the epidermis and mucosa. It is also expressed in several other dendritic cell types including dermal CD103+ DCs and splenic CD8+ DCs. Langerin is localized in the Birbeck granules, organelles present in the cytoplasm of Langerhans cells and consisting of superimposed and zippered membranes. It is a C-type lectin with mannose binding specificity, and it has been proposed that mannose binding by this protein leads to internalization of antigen into Birbeck granules and providing access to a nonclassical antigen-processing pathway.[1]

Clinical significance

Langerin on mucosal Langerhans cells of the human genital epithelium binds to HIV-1 and subsequently internalizes it into Birbeck granules to be degraded.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CD207 CD207 molecule, langerin". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=50489. 
  2. ^ a b Valladeau J, Ravel O, Dezutter-Dambuyant C, Moore K, Kleijmeer M, Liu Y, Duvert-Frances V, Vincent C, Schmitt D, Davoust J, Caux C, Lebecque S, Saeland S (January 2000). "Langerin, a novel C-type lectin specific to Langerhans cells, is an endocytic receptor that induces the formation of Birbeck granules". Immunity 12 (1): 71–81. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80160-0. PMID 10661407. 
  3. ^ Valladeau J, Clair-Moninot V, Dezutter-Dambuyant C, Pin JJ, Kissenpfennig A, Mattéi MG, Ait-Yahia S, Bates EE, Malissen B, Koch F, Fossiez F, Romani N, Lebecque S, Saeland S (January 2002). "Identification of mouse langerin/CD207 in Langerhans cells and some dendritic cells of lymphoid tissues". J. Immunol. 168 (2): 782–92. PMID 11777972. http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11777972. 
  4. ^ de Witte L, Nabatov A, Pion M, Fluitsma D, de Jong MA, de Gruijl T, Piguet V, van Kooyk Y, Geijtenbeek TB (March 2007). "Langerin is a natural barrier to HIV-1 transmission by Langerhans cells". Nat. Med. 13 (3): 367–71. doi:10.1038/nm1541. PMID 17334373. 
  5. ^ Turville S, Wilkinson J, Cameron P, Dable J, Cunningham AL (November 2003). "The role of dendritic cell C-type lectin receptors in HIV pathogenesis". J. Leukoc. Biol. 74 (5): 710–8. doi:10.1189/jlb.0503208. PMID 12960229. 


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