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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2020

Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs) detect self-associated molecular patterns to regulate immune responses.

Heinz Läubli, Ajit Varki

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers.

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127citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

127 citing papers in PubMed, 194 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Balancing inflammation and regeneration: immune cell dynamics in nerve repair: a comprehensive review.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Heinz LäubliLaboratory for Cancer Immunotherapy, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. heinz.laeubli@unibas.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-5620
Ajit VarkiDepartment of Medicine, Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0687, USA. a1varki@ucsd.edu.
University Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

BIOSYNTHESIS AND REGULATION OF SUBSTITUTED SIALIC ACIDSR01GM032373 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI VARKI, AJIT P · 1985 to 2022
$6.9M
BIOLOGY OF SIALIC ACIDS AND THEIR SUBSTITUTIONSR37GM032373 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO · PI VARKI, AJIT P · 1995 to 2004
$1.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM032373NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM032373NIH HHS GM32373Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 310030_184720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mammalian immune system evolved to tightly regulate the elimination of pathogenic microbes and neoplastic transformed cells while tolerating our own healthy cells. Here, we summarize experimental evidence for the role of Siglecs-in particular CD33-related Siglecs-as self-receptors and their sialoglycan ligands in regulating this balance between recognition of self and non-self. Sialoglycans are found in the glycocalyx and extracellular fluids and matrices of all mammalian cells and can be considered as self-associated molecular patterns (SAMPs). We also provide an overview of the known interactions of Siglec receptors and sialoglycan-SAMPs. Manipulation of the Siglec-SAMP axis offers new therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases and also cancer immunotherapy.

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ImmunityAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityHumansInflammationSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsSialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like LectinsAutoimmunityPattern recognitionSelf-receptorTolerance

Identifiers

PMID31485715
PMCPMC7942692
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