Article
DC-SIGN as a receptor for phleboviruses.
Cell host & microbe - 21 Jul 2011
Lozach Pierre-Yves, Kühbacher Andreas, Meier Roger, Mancini Roberta, Bitto David, Bouloy Michèle, Helenius Ari
Abstract excerpt
During natural transmission, bunyaviruses are introduced into the skin through arthropod bites, and dermal dendritic cells (DCs) are the first to encounter incoming viruses. DC-SIGN is a C-type lectin highly expressed on the surface of dermal DCs. We found that several arthropod-borne phleboviruses (Bunyaviridae), including Rift Valley fever and Uukuniemi viruses, exploit DC-SIGN to infect DCs and other...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
