Siglec-5/CD170

Siglec-5, the CD170 antigen, is an inhibitory member of the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin family expressed predominantly on neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages. Its N-terminal V-set domain carries the canonical arginine that recognizes sialylated glycans, and the cytoplasmic tail contains ITIM motifs that recruit phosphatases to restrain myeloid activation. Pathogens have co-opted this biology: the beta protein of group B Streptococcus binds Siglec-5 directly, a strategy of bacterial immune evasion that helped establish the field of siglec-pathogen interactions. Siglec-5 is studied for its role in neutrophil regulation and serves as a myeloid marker in flow cytometry panels.