| Literature DB >> 19406479 |
Eirikur Saeland1, Marein A W P de Jong, Alexey A Nabatov, Hakan Kalay, Teunis B H Geijtenbeek, Yvette van Kooyk.
Abstract
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) occurs frequently via breast-feeding. HIV-1 targets DC-SIGN+ dendritic cells (DCs) in mucosal areas that allow efficient transmission of the virus to T cells. Here, we demonstrate that the epithelial mucin MUC1, abundant in milk, efficiently bound to DC-SIGN on DC. The O-linked glycans within the mucin domain contained Lewis X structures, that were specifically recognized by the receptor. Interestingly, MUC1 prevented DC-SIGN-mediated transmission of HIV-1 from DCs to CD4+ T cells. We hypothesize that repetitive units of Lewis X, within the mucin domain, play an important role in inhibiting transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19406479 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.03.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Immunol ISSN: 0161-5890 Impact factor: 4.407