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SUBMITTER: Sprokholt JK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5627929 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sprokholt Joris K JK Heineke Marieke H MH Kaptein Tanja M TM van Hamme John L JL Geijtenbeek Teunis B H TBH
PloS one 20171004 10
Microbial DNA is highly immunostimulatory and is sensed by endosomal pattern recognition receptors after release from internalized microbes. It is unclear how extracellular DNA released from dead microbes is delivered to endosomal PRRs to induce immune responses. Here we have investigated the ability of DCs to bind and internalize extracellular E.coli DNA as well as synthetic DNA. DCs internalized E.coli and synthetic DNA, which was dependent on the C-type lectin receptor DC-SIGN. Notably, endos ...[more]