The Rac activator Tiam1 controls efficient T-cell trafficking and route of transendothelial migration
The Rac activator Tiam1 controls efficient T-cell trafficking and route of transendothelial migration
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DOI:
10.1182/blood-2008-07-167668
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发表时间:
2009-06-11
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影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
Collard, John G.
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作者:
Gerard, Audrey;van der Kammen, Rob A.;Collard, John G.
Migration toward chemoattractants is a hallmark of T-cell trafficking and is essential to produce an efficient immune response. Here, we have analyzed the function of the Rac activator Tiam1 in the control of T-cell trafficking and transendothelial migration. We found that Tiam1 is required for chemokine-and S1P-induced Rac activation and subsequent cell migration. As a result, Tiam1-deficient T cells show reduced chemotaxis in vitro, and impaired homing, egress, and contact hypersensitivity in vivo. Analysis of the T-cell transendothelial migration cascade revealed that PKC zeta/Tiam1/Rac signaling is dispensable for T-cell arrest but is essential for the stabilization of polarization and efficient crawling of T cells on endothelial cells. T cells that lack Tiam1 predominantly transmigrate through individual endothelial cells (transcellular migration) rather than at endothelial junctions (paracellular migration), suggesting that T cells are able to change their route of transendothelial migration according to their polarization status and crawling capacity. ( Blood. 2009; 113: 6138-6147)