CDB20:0002808 LGALS1 — CD69

Experimentally validated in Human; Orthology-inferred in Mouse, Rat, Frog, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep

Title

Journal:; Year Published:

Abstract

The leukocyte activation receptor CD69 controls T cell differentiation through its interaction with galectin-1.

Molecular and cellular biology, 2014; PubMed, Homo sapiens LGALS1 — Homo sapiens CD69
ABSTRACT: CD69 is involved in immune cell homeostasis, regulating the T cell-mediated immune response through the control of Th17 cell differentiation. However, natural ligands for CD69 have not yet been described. Using recombinant fusion proteins containing the extracellular domain of CD69, we have detected the presence of a ligand(s) for CD69 on human dendritic cells (DCs). Pulldown followed by mass spectrometry analyses of CD69-binding moieties on DCs identified galectin-1 as a CD69 counterreceptor. Surface plasmon resonance and anti-CD69 blocking analyses demonstrated a direct and specific interaction between CD69 and galectin-1 that was carbohydrate dependent. Functional assays with both human and mouse T cells demonstrated the role of CD69 in the negative effect of galectin-1 on Th17 differentiation. Our findings identify CD69 and galectin-1 to be a novel regulatory receptor-ligand pair that modulates Th17 effector cell differentiation and function.
Basic Information on LGALS1
Ligand Name: galectin 1
Other Symbols: GBP
Ligand Location: secreted based on hpa, perplexity, uniprot
HGNC Gene Symbol Report: LGALS1
GeneCards: LGALS1
HGNC Gene Group: Receptor ligands, Galectins
Interactions with other Receptors for LGALS1
Basic Information on CD69
Receptor Name: CD69 molecule
Other Symbols: CLEC2C
Receptor Location: cell membrane based on perplexity, uniprot
HGNC Gene Symbol Report: CD69
GeneCards: CD69
Interactions with other Ligands for CD69