PMID- 23271952 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130521 LR - 20220330 IS - 1545-7885 (Electronic) IS - 1544-9173 (Print) IS - 1544-9173 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 12 DP - 2012 TI - Siglec-1 is a novel dendritic cell receptor that mediates HIV-1 trans-infection through recognition of viral membrane gangliosides. PG - e1001448 LID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001448 [doi] LID - e1001448 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential antigen-presenting cells for the induction of immunity against pathogens. However, HIV-1 spread is strongly enhanced in clusters of DCs and CD4(+) T cells. Uninfected DCs capture HIV-1 and mediate viral transfer to bystander CD4(+) T cells through a process termed trans-infection. Initial studies identified the C-type lectin DC-SIGN as the HIV-1 binding factor on DCs, which interacts with the viral envelope glycoproteins. Upon DC maturation, however, DC-SIGN is down-regulated, while HIV-1 capture and trans-infection is strongly enhanced via a glycoprotein-independent capture pathway that recognizes sialyllactose-containing membrane gangliosides. Here we show that the sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 1 (Siglec-1, CD169), which is highly expressed on mature DCs, specifically binds HIV-1 and vesicles carrying sialyllactose. Furthermore, Siglec-1 is essential for trans-infection by mature DCs. These findings identify Siglec-1 as a key factor for HIV-1 spread via infectious DC/T-cell synapses, highlighting a novel mechanism that mediates HIV-1 dissemination in activated tissues. FAU - Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria AU - Izquierdo-Useros N AD - AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa, Institut d'Investigacio en Ciencies de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain. nizquierdo@irsicaixa.es FAU - Lorizate, Maier AU - Lorizate M FAU - Puertas, Maria C AU - Puertas MC FAU - Rodriguez-Plata, Maria T AU - Rodriguez-Plata MT FAU - Zangger, Nadine AU - Zangger N FAU - Erikson, Elina AU - Erikson E FAU - Pino, Maria AU - Pino M FAU - Erkizia, Itziar AU - Erkizia I FAU - Glass, Barbel AU - Glass B FAU - Clotet, Bonaventura AU - Clotet B FAU - Keppler, Oliver T AU - Keppler OT FAU - Telenti, Amalio AU - Telenti A FAU - Krausslich, Hans-Georg AU - Krausslich HG FAU - Martinez-Picado, Javier AU - Martinez-Picado J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20121218 PL - United States TA - PLoS Biol JT - PLoS biology JID - 101183755 RN - 0 (Gangliosides) RN - 0 (Lipid Bilayers) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1) SB - IM CIN - PLoS Biol. 2012;10(12):e1001454. PMID: 23271956 MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/*metabolism/*virology MH - Exosomes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Gangliosides/*metabolism MH - Gene Silencing/drug effects MH - HEK293 Cells MH - HIV Infections/*immunology/pathology/virology MH - HIV-1/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Immunological Synapses/drug effects MH - Lipid Bilayers/*metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Liposomes/metabolism MH - Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1/*metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects MH - Virion/drug effects/metabolism PMC - PMC3525531 COIS- I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: A patent application based on this work has been filed (EP11382392.6, 2011). The authors declare that no other competing financial interests exist. EDAT- 2012/12/29 06:00 MHDA- 2013/05/23 06:00 PMCR- 2012/12/18 CRDT- 2012/12/29 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/05/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PBIOLOGY-D-12-01770 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001448 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - PLoS Biol. 2012;10(12):e1001448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001448. Epub 2012 Dec 18.