| Автор | Lannes-Vieira, Joseli |
| Автор | Chammas, Roger |
| Автор | Villa-Verde, Dea M. S. |
| Автор | Vannier-dos-Santos, Marcos A. |
| Автор | Mello-Coelho, Valeria |
| Автор | de Souza, Sandro Jose |
| Автор | Brentani, Ricardo Renzo |
| Автор | Savino, Wilson |
| Дата выпуска | 1993 |
| dc.description | We describe herein the expression of the VLA6 complex by murine thymic epithelial cells (TEC). The immunohistochemical distribution revealed that VLA6 is found in both thymic medullary and subcapsullary areas. Moreover, studies by immunoelectron microscopy revealed a membrane labeling of the VLA6 molecule, including at desmosomal sites. By means of immunoblottlng, immunoprecipitation, and affinity chromatography of extracts from a mouse TEC line, we further demonstrated that VLA6 is a laminin (LN) receptor in these cells. In keeping with this finding, we showed that TEC adhesion, spreading, and proliferation were enhanced in vitro by LN. The fact that VLA6 is also expressed by the large majority of thymocytes raised the hypothesis that it might be involved in LN-mediated TEC—thymocyte interactions. Interestingly, in vitro experiments showed that there is an increase in the TEC—thymocyte adhesion upon glucocorticold hormone treatment, a situation in which the expression of VLA6 as well as LN is enhanced. Most importantly, this adhesion can be reversed by pre-treating TEC with an anti-<sub>α</sub>6 integrin mAb. Additionally, spontaneous in vitro thymocyte release by thymic nurse cell complexes was enhanced by LN and partially blocked by anti-<sub>α</sub>6 or anti-β1 antibodies. Our results suggest that VLA6 is involved in LN-mediated TEC—thymocyte interactions that can be relevant for thymic microenvironmental cell physiology and intrathymic T cell differentiation events. |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Oxford University Press |
| Копирайт | © Oxford University Press |
| Тема | laminin receptor |
| Тема | thymic epithelial cells |
| Тема | thymic microenvironment |
| Тема | Articles |
| Название | Extracellular matrix components of the mouse thymic microenvironment. III. Thymic epithelial cells express the VLA6 complex that is involved in laminin-mediated interactions with thymocytes |
| Тип | research-article |
| DOI | 10.1093/intimm/5.11.1421 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1460-2377 |
| Print ISSN | 0953-8178 |
| Журнал | International Immunology |
| Том | 5 |
| Первая страница | 1421 |
| Последняя страница | 1430 |
| Аффилиация | Department of Immunology, Oswaldo Cruz FoundationRio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Аффилиация | Chammas Roger; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, São Paulo Branch |
| Аффилиация | Vannier-dos-Santos Marcos A.; Laboratory of Ultrastructure and Electron Microscopy, Federal University |
| Аффилиация | de Souza Sandro Jose; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, São Paulo Branch |
| Аффилиация | Brentani Ricardo Renzo; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, São Paulo Branch |
| Выпуск | 11 |
