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CCL19 is a specific ligand of the constitutively recycling atypical human chemokine receptor CRAM-B.
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Immunology . Apr2010, Vol. 129 Issue 4, p536-546. 11p. 1 Chart, 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The human chemokine receptor CRAM (chemokine receptor on activated macrophages), encoded by the gene CCRL2, is a new candidate for the atypical chemokine receptor family that includes the receptors DARC, D6 and chemocentryx chemokine receptor (CCX-CKR). CRAM is maturation-stage-dependently expressed on human B lymphocytes and its surface expression is up-regulated upon short-term CCL5 exposure. Here, we demonstrate that the homeostatic chemokine CCL19 is a specific ligand for CRAM. In radioactive labelling studies CCL19 bound to CRAM-expressing cells with an affinity similar to the described binding of its other receptor CCR7. In contrast to the known CCL19/CCR7 ligand/receptor pair, CRAM stimulation by CCL19 did not result in typical chemokine-receptor-dependent cellular activation like calcium mobilization or migration. Instead, we demonstrate that CRAM is constitutively recycling via clathrin-coated pits and able to internalize CCL19 as well as anti-CRAM antibodies. As this absence of classical chemokine receptor responses and the recycling and internalization features are characteristic for non-classical chemokine receptors, we suggest that CRAM is the newest member of this group. As CCL19 is known to be critically involved in lymphocyte and dendritic cell trafficking, CCL19-binding competition by CRAM might be involved in modulating these processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00192805
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48489330
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2009.03209.x