Cited by 244HIV Research and TreatmentGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchImmunotherapy and Immune Responses

Siglec-1 Is a Novel Dendritic Cell Receptor That Mediates HIV-1 Trans-Infection Through Recognition of Viral Membrane Gangliosides

Open access
Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria, Lorizate, Maier, Puertas, Maria C., Rodriguez-Plata, Maria T., Zangger, Nadine, Erikson, Elina, Pino, Maria, Erkizia, Itziar +6 more·2012·PLoS Biology

Abstract

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.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001448

Cites

44 of 44 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • Siglec-1 is expressed on activated mature DCs and macrophages and binds to GM3 ganglioside in the HIV-1 viral envelope.

    “This receptor is expressed on the surface of activated mature DCs and macrophages, and binds to the GM3 ganglioside in the HIV-1 viral envelope [85,86,87].”

    From HIV-1 and HTLV-1 Transmission Modes: Mechanisms and Importance for Virus Spread (2022) · cites this paper as [86]

    The Results report increased surface expression of Siglec-1 on LPS-matured DCs, and the Discussion describes its expression in tissue macrophages. The paper also shows Siglec-1-dependent HIV-1 capture through recognition of viral membrane gangliosides, but the relevant Results passage tests GM1-containing model vesicles; our copy does not establish binding specifically to GM3 in the HIV-1 envelope. (LLM, conf=0.86)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • CD169/Siglec-1 mediates uptake and transmission of HIV-1.

    “Another molecule that mediates the uptake and transmission of HIV-1 is the type I lectin receptor CD169/sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin 1 (Siglec-1).”

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Izquierdo-Useros, N., Lorizate, M., Puertas, M. C., Rodriguez-Plata, M. T., Zangger, N., Erikson, E., Pino, M., Erkizia, I., Glass, B., Clotet, B., Keppler, O. T., Telenti, A., Kräusslich, H.-G., & Martinez-Picado, J.
Affiliations
  • University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
Corresponding author
Kräusslich, Hans-Georg
Venue
PLoS Biology
Published
2012-12-18
Volume
10
Issue
12
Pages
e1001448
ISSN
  • 1544-9173 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-7885
OpenAlex
W2035871823
Cited by
244
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 1
FWCI
6.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • PLoS Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (EXC 81, TRR 83)
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (132863)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (SAF2010-21224)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
Siglec-1, CD169, dendritic cells, sialyllactose, sialic acid-binding lectins, DC-SIGN, viral dissemination, DC maturation, CD4+ T cells
MeSH terms
Dendritic Cells, Gangliosides, Humans, Lipid Bilayers, Lipopolysaccharides, Liposomes, Virion, HIV-1, HIV Infections, Up-Regulation, Gene Silencing, Immunological Synapses, Exosomes, HEK293 Cells, Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 1

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review