It is a C - type lectin with mannose binding specificity .
C - type lectin has been proposed that mannose binding by this protein leads to internalization of antigen into Birbeck granules and providing access to a nonclassical antigen - processing pathway .
It is a C - type lectin with mannose binding specificity , and it has been proposed that mannose binding by this protein leads to internalization of antigen into Birbeck granules and providing access to a nonclassical antigen - processing pathway .