Abstract
We report that the chemokine receptor CXCR4 is required for the retention of B lineage and granulocytic precursors within fetal liver and bone marrow microenvironment. In CXCR4-deficient embryos, pro-B cells are present in blood but hardly detectable in liver; myeloid cells are elevated in blood and reduced in liver compared to wild-type embryos. Mice reconstituted with CXCR4-deficient fetal liver cells have reduced donor- derived mature B lymphocytes in blood and lymphoid organs. The numbers of pro-B and pre-B cells are reduced in bone marrow and abnormally high in blood. Granulocytic cells are reduced in bone mar, row but elevated and less mature in the blood. B lineage and granulocytic precursors are released into the periphery in absence of CXCR4.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 463-471 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Immunity |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases