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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
CCR7, along with L-selectin and LFA-1, mediates homing of T cells to secondary lymphoid organs via high endothelial venules (HEV). CCR7 has also been implicated in microenvironmental positioning of lymphocytes within secondary lymphoid organs and in return of lymphocytes and dendritic cells to the lymph after passage through nonlymphoid tissues. We have generated mAbs to human CCR7, whose specificities correlate with functional migration of lymphocyte subsets to known CCR7 ligands. We find that CCR7 is expressed on the vast majority of peripheral blood T cells, including most cells that express adhesion molecules (cutaneous lymphocyte Ag alpha(4)beta(7) integrin) required for homing to nonlymphoid tissues. A subset of CD27(neg) memory CD4 T cells from human peripheral blood is greatly enriched in the CCR7(neg) population, as well as L-selectin(neg) cells, suggesting that these cells are incapable of homing to secondary lymphoid organs. Accordingly, CD27(neg) T cells are rare within tonsil, a representative secondary lymphoid organ. All resting T cells within secondary lymphoid organs express high levels of CCR7, but many activated cells lack CCR7. CCR7 loss in activated CD4 cells accompanies CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR)5 gain, suggesting that the reciprocal expression of these two receptors may contribute to differential positioning of resting vs activated cells within the organ. Lymphocytes isolated from nonlymphoid tissues (such as skin, lung, or intestine) contain many CD27(neg) cells lacking CCR7. The ratio of CD27(neg)/CCR7(neg) cells to CD27(pos)/CCR7(pos) cells varies from tissue to tissue, and may correlate with the number of cells actively engaged in Ag recognition within a given tissue.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
166
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
877-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Antigens, CD27, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Antigens, CD8, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Bronchi, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-L-Selectin, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Palatine Tonsil, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Receptors, CCR7, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Receptors, Chemokine, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-Synovial Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11145663-T-Lymphocyte Subsets
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
CCR7 expression and memory T cell diversity in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA 02115, USA. campbellja@tch.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.