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Query: UNIPROT:P06126 (CD1a)
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CD1 molecules are specialized in presenting lipidic antigens to T lymphocytes. They are structurally and evolutionary related to MHC molecules and show very limited polymorphism. We have previously described and partially characterized a new human CD1A allele differing from the wild type CD1A by a substitution of Cysteine by Tryptophan at position 52 in the alpha1 domain of the CD1A molecule. The frequency of this allele varies from 10% in individuals of Caucasian origin to 56% in Chinese people. The aim of the present work was to structurally characterize this CD1A allele. To do this we have cloned and sequenced the full-length cDNA encoding the new CD1A allele. The cDNA sequence of this allele encodes a protein differing the wild type in two amino acids at positions 14 (Threonine versus Isoleucine) and 52 (Cysteine versus Tryptophan). The cDNAs encoding both wild type and mutant CD1A were cloned in the expression vector pSRalphaNeo and transfected into C1R and L721.221 cells. Cell surface expression of the protein products in transfected cell lines were analyzed by flow cytometry and immunoprecipitation using CD1a-specific monoclonal antibodies. Our results indicate that both allelic products are efficiently expressed on the cell surface.
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PMID:Structural characterization of two CD1A allelic variants. 1160 Feb 21

We have characterized dendritic cell (DC)-associated lectin-1 (DCAL-1), a novel, type II, transmembrane, C-type lectin-like protein. DCAL-1 has restricted expression in hemopoietic cells, in particular, DCs and B cells, but T cells and monocytes do not express it. The DCAL-1 locus is within a cluster of C-type lectin-like loci on human chromosome 12p12-13 just 3' to the CD69 locus. The consensus sequence of the DCAL-1 gene was confirmed by RACE-PCR; however, based on sequence alignment with genomic DNA and with various human expressed sequence tags, we predict that DCAL-1 has two splice variants. C-type lectins share a common sequence motif of 14 invariable and 18 highly conserved aa residues known as the carbohydrate recognition domain. DCAL-1, however, is missing three of the cysteine residues required to form the standard carbohydrate recognition domain. DCAL-1 mRNA and protein expression are increased upon the differentiation of monocytes to CD1a(+) DCs. B cells also express high levels of DCAL-1 on their cell surface. Using a DCAL-1 fusion protein we identified a population of CD4(+) CD45RA(+) T cells that express DCAL-1 ligand. Coincubation with soluble DCAL-1 enhanced the proliferation of CD4(+) T cells in response to CD3 ligation and significantly increased IL-4 secretion. In contrast, coincubation with soluble DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (CD209) fusion protein as a control had no effect on CD4(+) T cell proliferation or IL-4 and IFN-gamma secretion. Therefore, the function of DCAL-1 on DCs and B cells may act as a T cell costimulatory molecule, which skews CD4(+) T cells toward a Th2 response by enhancing their secretion of IL-4.
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PMID:Dendritic cell-associated lectin-1: a novel dendritic cell-associated, C-type lectin-like molecule enhances T cell secretion of IL-4. 1242 43

Tat is an early regulatory protein that plays a major role in human HIV-1 replication and AIDS pathogenesis, and therefore, it represents a key target for the host immune response. In natural infection, however, Abs against Tat are produced only by a small fraction (approximately 20%) of asymptomatic individuals and are rarely seen in progressors, suggesting that Tat may possess properties diverting the adaptive immunity from generating humoral responses. Here we show that a Th1-type T cell response against Tat is predominant over a Th2-type B cell response in natural HIV-1 infection. This is likely due to the capability of Tat to selectively target and very efficiently enter CD1a-expressing monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MDDC), which represent a primary target for the recognition and response to virus Ag. Upon cellular uptake, Tat induces MDDC maturation and Th1-associated cytokines and beta-chemokines production and polarizes the immune response in vitro to the Th1 pattern through the transcriptional activation of TNF-alpha gene expression. This requires the full conservation of Tat transactivation activity since neither MDDC maturation nor TNF-alpha production are found with either an oxidized Tat, which does not enter MDDC, or with a Tat protein mutated in the cysteine-rich region (cys22 Tat), which enters MDDC as the wild-type Tat but is transactivation silent. Consistently with these data, inoculation of monkeys with the native wild-type Tat induced a predominant Th1 response, whereas cys22 Tat generated mostly Th2 responses, therefore providing evidence that Tat induces a predominant Th1 polarized adaptive immune response in the host.
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PMID:HIV-1 Tat addresses dendritic cells to induce a predominant Th1-type adaptive immune response that appears prevalent in the asymptomatic stage of infection. 1923 84

Oxygen tension regulates the biological characteristics of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) by modulating intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). To better understand oxygen tension mechanism on HSPCs culture, gene expression analysis of human CD34(+)CD38(-) HSPCs was performed using microarrays. The CD34(+)CD38(-) HSPCs cultured under normoxia, hypoxia, or with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC, an ROS scavenger) were isolated for transcriptional profilings. Compared to normoxia group, 1 gene was up-regulated and 22 genes were down-regulated in hypoxia group, while 1 gene was up-regulated and 29 genes were down-regulated in NAC group. These differently expressed genes were involved in cell surface markers, blood activation and differentiation. The common down-regulated genes related to dendritic cells (DCs) maturation (CD80, CD86, and JAG1) were confirmed by real-time RT-PCR. Furthermore, the analysis of the phenotypes of DCs, including the DC-characteristic surface molecule CD1a, the costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86, and HLA-DR, associated with the capacity of DCs to stimulate allogeneic T cells, showed that hypoxia-mediating ROS inhibited the potential of CD34(+)CD38(-) HSPCs differentiating to mature DCs. All these results demonstrated that hypoxia-reducing ROS down-regulated the genes driving CD34(+)CD38(-) HSPCs differentiation, which provides an interesting molecular hint to direct their development to DCs during cultures.
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PMID:The effects of ROS-mediating oxygen tension on human CD34(+)CD38(-) cells induced into mature dendritic cells. 2230 10