Langerin/CD207 Sheds Light on Formation of Birbeck Granules and Their Possible Function in Langerhans Cells

Immunologic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-107

  Valladeau, Jenny ^a   Dezutter Dambuyant, Colette ^a   Saeland, Sem ^b  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Birbeck granules; Endocytosis; Langerhans cells; Membrane plasticity; Tectin

Indexed keywords

LANGERIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIRBECK GRANULE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GRANULE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DENSE BODY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; FIBROBLAST; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE PROBE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GOLGI COMPLEX; LANGERHANS CELL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0345257724     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/IR:28:2:93     Document Type: Review

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