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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
The early events in T lineage commitment are difficult to study because of the rarity of these cells. We have therefore used cloned Pax5-/- pre-BI cell lines as a model system to study this. Stimulation in vitro of Pax5-/- pre-BI cells with stromal cells expressing the Notch ligand Delta-like 1 results in them coincidently undergoing some of the phenotypic and functional changes associated with early T cell commitment. Kinetic analysis indicated that there was a rapid induction of transcripts for the two chemokine receptors CCR4 and CXCR6. Transcripts for CCR8 increased with slower kinetics. Migration assays indicated that Delta-like 1 signalling of Pax5-/- pre-BI cells had induced responsiveness to the chemokines MDC and MIP-1beta, ligands for the receptors CCR4 and CCR8, respectively. Importantly, following Delta-like 1 signalling, similar increases in chemokine receptor transcripts were seen in a recently described bone marrow progenitor subpopulation having significant T cell progenitor activity and being phenotypically and functionally similar to Pax5-/- pre-BI cells. The relevance of these findings to studies of early T cell development will be discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0165-2478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of chemokine receptor expression during early stages of T cell development.
pubmed:affiliation
Developmental and Molecular Immunology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences (DKBW), University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 28, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't