Table 3.

Summary of C-type lectins in CNS.

Type	Ligands	Cell type/Subcellular location		Functions	References
E-Selectin	Sialyl-Lewis X terminal	Endothelial cells	Plasma membrane	Facilitate the adhesion of neutrophils	Jin et al. (2010)
P-Selectin	Sialyl-Lewis X terminal	Endothelial cells	Plasma membrane	Facilitate the adhesion of neutrophils	Atkinson et al. (2006) and Jin et al. (2010)
Mannose-binding lectin	Terminal mannose, fucose, GlcNAc	Microglia Astrocytes Oligodendrocytes Neuron	Cytoplasm Extracellular	Innate immune defense	Singh et al. (2011)