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ArticleBlood2006

Dendritic-cell-associated C-type lectin 2 (DCAL-2) alters dendritic-cell maturation and cytokine production.

Chang-Hung Chen, Helen Floyd, N Eric Olson, Dario Magaletti, Chang Li, Kevin Draves, Edward A Clark

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Article in Blood, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chang-Hung ChenDepartment of Immunology, Box 357330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. chenc2@u.washington.edu
Helen Floyd
N Eric Olson
Dario Magaletti
Chang Li
Kevin Draves
Edward A Clark
University of Washington · US

Funding

YILMA SIV VACCINIA VACCINE TRIALP51RR000166 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HU, SHIU-LOK · 1985 to 2011
$161.1M
Programming protective immunity by targeting antigens to the CD180 receptorR01AI052203 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FULLER, DEBORAH H. · 2003 to 2019
$6.3M
Dendritic cells, Mucosal Immunity and C-type LectinsR01DE016381 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CLARK, EDWARD A · 2005 to 2009
$1.8M
NCRR NIH HHS RR00166NIAID NIH HHS AI52203NIDCR NIH HHS DE16381
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic-cell (DC)-associated C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) take up antigens to present to T cells and regulate DC functions. DCAL-2 is a CLR with a cytosolic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM), which is restricted to immature DCs (iDCs), monocytes, and CD1a+ DCs. Cross-linking DCAL-2 on iDCs induced protein tyrosine phosphorylation and MAPK activation as well as receptor internalization. To test if DCAL-2 is involved in DC maturation and cytokine expression, we stimulated iDCs with anti-DCAL-2 mAb with or without LPS, zymosan, or CD40L. While anti-DCAL-2 did not induce iDCs to mature, it did up-regulate CCR7 expression and IL-6 and IL-10 production. DCAL-2 signals augmented DC maturation induced by LPS or zymosan, increasing both CCR7 and DC-LAMP expression. Of interest, DCAL-2 ligation had the opposite effects on TLR versus CD40L signaling: anti-DCAL-2 suppressed TLR-induced IL-12 expression, but significantly enhanced CD40L-induced IL-12 production. DCAL-2 ligation also suppressed the ability of TLR-matured DCs to induce IFN-gamma-secreting Th1 cells but augmented the capacity of CD40L-matured DCs to polarize naive T cells into Th1 cells. Thus, DCAL-2 may program DCs differently depending on whether DCs are signaled via TLRs or by T cells. DCAL-2 may be a potential immunotherapeutic target for modulating autoimmune diseases or for developing vaccines.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, CDBase SequenceCell DivisionCytokinesDendritic CellsHumansLectins, C-TypeLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataMonocytesPhylogenyReceptors, MitogenReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Homology, Amino AcidAntigens, CDCLEC12A protein, humanCytokinesLectins, C-TypeReceptors, Mitogen

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PMID16239426
PMCPMC1895401
OpenAlexW2005376236

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