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XCL1 and XCR1 in the immune system

  • Microbes Infect. 2012 Mar;14(3):262-7. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.10.003.
Yu Lei 1,  Yousuke Takahama
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  • 1 Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Disease, People's Republic of China Ministry of Education, Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.
PMID: 22100876 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.10.003
Abstract

XCL1, a C class chemokine also known as lymphotactin, is produced by T, NK, and NKT cells during infectious and inflammatory responses, whereas XCR1, the receptor of XCL1, is expressed by a dendritic cell subpopulation. The XCL1-XCR1 axis plays an important role in dendritic-cell-mediated cytotoxic immune response. It has been also shown that XCL1 and XCR1 are constitutively expressed in the thymus and regulate the thymic establishment of self-tolerance and the generation of regulatory T cells. This review summarizes the expression and function of XCL1 and XCR1 in the immune system.

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