Abstract
Regulation of the availability of chemokine SDF-1 (CXCL12) in bone marrow is still not fully understood. Here we describe a unique function for the chemokine receptor CXCR4 expressed on bone marrow endothelial cells, which efficiently internalize circulating SDF-1, resulting in its translocation into the bone marrow. Translocated SDF-1 increased the homing of transplanted human CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitors to the bone marrow. The chemokine transporter function of CXCR4 was a characteristic of endothelial and stromal cells but not of hematopoietic cells. Thus, chemokine translocation across the blood-bone marrow barrier allows effective transfer of functional SDF-1 from the periphery to the stem cell niche in the bone marrow during both homeostasis and 'alarm' situations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1038-46 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Nature immunology |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Antigens, CD34
- Bone Marrow
- Cell Movement
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CXCL12
- Chemokines, CXC
- Endothelial Cells
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- Homeostasis
- Humans
- Immunity, Active
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, SCID
- Receptors, CXCR4
- Stromal Cells