Chemokines and the arrest of lymphocytes rolling under flow conditions

Science. 1998 Jan 16;279(5349):381-4. doi: 10.1126/science.279.5349.381.

Abstract

Circulating lymphocytes are recruited from the blood to the tissue by rolling along the endothelium until being stopped by a signaling event linked to the Gialpha subunit of a heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein; that event then triggers rapid integrin-dependent adhesion. Four chemokines are now shown to induce such adhesion to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and to induce arrest of rolling cells within 1 second under flow conditions similar to those of blood. SDF-1 (also called PBSF), 6-C-kine (also called Exodus-2), and MIP-3beta (also called ELC or Exodus-3) induced adhesion of most circulating lymphocytes, including most CD4+ T cells; and MIP-3alpha (also called LARC or Exodus-1) triggered adhesion of memory, but not naïve, CD4+ T cells. Thus, chemokines can regulate the arrest of lymphocyte subsets under flowing conditions, which may allow them to control lymphocyte-endothelial cell recognition and lymphocyte recruitment in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Surface / metabolism
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / physiology*
  • Cell Adhesion*
  • Chemokine CCL19
  • Chemokine CCL20
  • Chemokine CCL21
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Chemokines, CC / pharmacology*
  • Chemokines, CC / physiology
  • Chemokines, CXC*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Memory
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / metabolism
  • Lymphocytes / physiology*
  • Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins*
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Receptors, CCR6
  • Receptors, Chemokine*
  • Rheology

Substances

  • Antigens, Surface
  • CCL19 protein, human
  • CCL20 protein, human
  • CCL21 protein, human
  • CCR6 protein, human
  • CXCL12 protein, human
  • Chemokine CCL19
  • Chemokine CCL20
  • Chemokine CCL21
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Chemokines, CC
  • Chemokines, CXC
  • L-selectin counter-receptors
  • Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Receptors, CCR6
  • Receptors, Chemokine
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1