“…2,32-36 Siglec-7 is expressed on a variety of immune cells, including NK-cells, T-cells, B-cells, eosinophiles, mast cells, basophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, granulocytes, platelets and as well as on leukemic cells. 34,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] After the discovery of Siglec-7 about 15 years ago, most functional studies focused mainly on its role on NK-cells or monocytes and most studies used anti-Siglec-7 antibodies, overexpression of the protein or global cellular changes in cis/trans ligands by enzymatic means. 36,37,[45][46][47][48][49] Although providing valuable information about Siglec-7 functions, results from these studies have to be assessed with care regarding the lectin function, due to the complex regulation of the sialoglycome and because antibodies are mostly unsuitable to study the physiological role of the interplay between the lectin domain and their carbohydrate ligands.…”