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We identified a new Ca2+-dependent lectin-like receptor gene, DECTIN-1 (HGMW-approved symbol CLECSF12), the human orthologue of mouse Dectin-1, coding for a putative type II transmembrane glycoprotein with an extracellular C-type lectin-like domain. The gene structure and two alternative spliced forms of DECTIN-1 are described. The DECTIN-1 gene was localized in the natural killer gene complex on human Chromosome 12p12.3–p13.2, between OLR1 and CD94 (position 21.8 cM on the genetic map). The DECTIN-1 gene is highly expressed at the mRNA level in dendritic cells and is not further up-regulated during the maturation of these cells with tumor necrosis factor-α. The DECTIN-1 gene therefore represents a novel human member of the C-type lectin-like receptor gene family preferentially expressed in dendritic cells.
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Hernanz-Falcón, .P., Arce, .I., Roda-Navarro, .P. et al. Cloning of human DECTIN-1, a novel C-type lectin-like receptor gene expressed on dendritic cells. Immunogenetics 53, 288–295 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002510100326
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002510100326