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. 2007 May;8(5):532-9.
doi: 10.1038/ni1456. Epub 2007 Apr 1.

Interaction of the selectin ligand PSGL-1 with chemokines CCL21 and CCL19 facilitates efficient homing of T cells to secondary lymphoid organs

Krystle M Veerman  1 , Michael J Williams, Kenji Uchimura, Mark S Singer, Jasmeen S Merzaban, Silvia Naus, Douglas A Carlow, Philip Owen, Jesús Rivera-Nieves, Steven D Rosen, Hermann J Ziltener
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Interaction of the selectin ligand PSGL-1 with chemokines CCL21 and CCL19 facilitates efficient homing of T cells to secondary lymphoid organs

Krystle M Veerman et al. Nat Immunol. 2007 May.

Abstract

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) is central to the trafficking of immune effector cells to areas of inflammation through direct interactions with P-selectin, E-selectin and L-selectin. Here we show that PSGL-1 was also required for efficient homing of resting T cells to secondary lymphoid organs but functioned independently of selectin binding. PSGL-1 mediated an enhanced chemotactic T cell response to the secondary lymphoid organ chemokines CCL21 and CCL19 but not to CXCL12 or to inflammatory chemokines. Our data show involvement of PSGL-1 in facilitating the entry of T cells into secondary lymphoid organs, thereby demonstrating the bifunctional nature of this molecule.

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