Brown, Gordon D., Taylor, Philip Russel ![]() |
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Abstract
Zymosan is a ?-glucan– and mannan-rich particle that is widely used as a cellular activator for examining the numerous responses effected by phagocytes. The macrophage mannose receptor (MR) and complement receptor 3 (CR3) have historically been considered the major macrophage lectins involved in the nonopsonic recognition of these yeast-derived particles. Using specific carbohydrate inhibitors, we show that a ?-glucan receptor, but not the MR, is a predominant receptor involved in this process. Furthermore, nonopsonic zymosan binding was unaffected by genetic CD11b deficiency or a blocking monoclonal antibody (mAb) against CR3, demonstrating that CR3 was not the ?-glucan receptor mediating this activity. To address the role of the recently described ?-glucan receptor, Dectin-1, we generated a novel anti–Dectin-1 mAb, 2A11. Using this mAb, we show here that Dectin-1 was almost exclusively responsible for the ?-glucan–dependent, nonopsonic recognition of zymosan by primary macro-phages. These findings define Dectin-1 as the leukocyte ?-glucan receptor, first described over 50 years ago, and resolves the long-standing controversy regarding the identity of this important molecule. Furthermore, these results identify Dectin-1 as a new target for examining the immunomodulatory properties of ?-glucans for therapeutic drug design.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI) |
Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RB Pathology |
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Publisher: | Rockefeller University Press |
ISSN: | 1540-9538 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2023 15:36 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/203 |
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