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Coexpression of the chemokines ELC and SLC by T zone stromal cells and deletion of the ELC gene in the plt/plt mouse.

The spontaneous mutant mouse strain, plt/plt, lacks the secondary lymphoid organ chemokine (SLC)-ser gene and has disrupted trafficking of T cells and dendritic cells (DCs) to lymphoid tissues. We demonstrate here that the gene for the related chemokine, Epstein-Barr virus-induced molecule-1 ligand chemokine (ELC), is also deleted in this immunodeficient mouse strain. Using a combination of approaches, including bone marrow reconstitution and double in situ hybridization, we show in wild-type mice that ELC is expressed by T zone stromal cells that also make SLC. Smaller amounts of ELC are made by DCs, predominantly of the CD8(+) phenotype. We propose that ELC- and SLC-expressing T zone stromal cells play a central role in bringing naive T cells and DCs together for the initiation of immune responses.[1]

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  1. Coexpression of the chemokines ELC and SLC by T zone stromal cells and deletion of the ELC gene in the plt/plt mouse. Luther, S.A., Tang, H.L., Hyman, P.L., Farr, A.G., Cyster, J.G. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2000) [Pubmed]
 
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