CD209 antigen-like protein A, CDSIGN, CIRE, CLEC4L, DCSIGN, Dendritic cell specific ICAM 3 grabbing nonintegrin 1, HIV GP120 Binding Protein, SIGN-R1, SIGNR5,
Pathogen-recognition receptor expressed on the surface of immature dendritic cells (DCs) and involved in initiation of primary immune response. Thought to mediate the endocytosis of pathogens which are subsequently degraded in lysosomal compartments.
