Identification of endothelial cell junctional proteins and lymphocyte receptors involved in transendothelial migration of human effector memory CD4+ T cells

TD Manes, JS Pober - The Journal of Immunology, 2011 - journals.aai.org
TD Manes, JS Pober
The Journal of Immunology, 2011journals.aai.org
Human effector memory (EM) CD4+ T cells can rapidly transmigrate across an endothelial
cell (EC) monolayer in response either to chemokine or to TCR-activating signals displayed
by human dermal microvascular EC under conditions of venular shear stress. We previously
reported that the TCR-stimulated transendothelial migration (TEM) depends on fractalkine
(CX3CL1), PECAM-1 (CD31), and ICAM-1 (CD54) expression by the EC, whereas
chemokine-stimulated TEM does not. In this study, we further analyze these responses using …
Abstract
Human effector memory (EM) CD4+ T cells can rapidly transmigrate across an endothelial cell (EC) monolayer in response either to chemokine or to TCR-activating signals displayed by human dermal microvascular EC under conditions of venular shear stress. We previously reported that the TCR-stimulated transendothelial migration (TEM) depends on fractalkine (CX3CL1), PECAM-1 (CD31), and ICAM-1 (CD54) expression by the EC, whereas chemokine-stimulated TEM does not. In this study, we further analyze these responses using blocking mAb and small interfering RNA knockdown to show that TCR-stimulated TEM depends on CD99 on EC as well as on PECAM-1 and depends on nectin-2 (CD112) and poliovirus receptor (CD155) as well as EC ICAM-1. ICAM-1 is engaged by EM CD4+ T cell LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) but not Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18); nectin-2 and poliovirus receptor are engaged by both DNAX accessory molecule-1 (CD226) and Tactile (CD96). EC junctional adhesion molecule-1 (JAM-1), an alternative ligand for LFA-1, contributes exclusively to chemokine-stimulated TEM and ICAM-2 appears to be uninvolved in either pathway. These data further define and further highlight the differences in the two pathways of EM CD4+ T cell recruitment into sites of peripheral inflammation.
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