Impaired B-lymphopoiesis, myelopoiesis, and derailed cerebellar neuron migration in CXCR4-and SDF-1-deficient mice

Q Ma, D Jones, PR Borghesani… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Q Ma, D Jones, PR Borghesani, RA Segal, T Nagasawa, T Kishimoto, RT Bronson…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1998National Acad Sciences
The chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1, SDF-1, is an important regulator of leukocyte
and hematopoietic precursor migration and pre-B cell proliferation. The receptor for SDF-1,
CXCR4, also functions as a coreceptor for T-tropic HIV-1 entry. We find that mice deficient for
CXCR4 die perinatally and display profound defects in the hematopoietic and nervous
systems. CXCR4-deficient mice have severely reduced B-lymphopoiesis, reduced
myelopoiesis in fetal liver, and a virtual absence of myelopoiesis in bone marrow. However …
The chemokine stromal cell-derived factor 1, SDF-1, is an important regulator of leukocyte and hematopoietic precursor migration and pre-B cell proliferation. The receptor for SDF-1, CXCR4, also functions as a coreceptor for T-tropic HIV-1 entry. We find that mice deficient for CXCR4 die perinatally and display profound defects in the hematopoietic and nervous systems. CXCR4-deficient mice have severely reduced B-lymphopoiesis, reduced myelopoiesis in fetal liver, and a virtual absence of myelopoiesis in bone marrow. However, T-lymphopoiesis is unaffected. Furthermore, the cerebellum develops abnormally with an irregular external granule cell layer, ectopically located Purkinje cells, and numerous chromophilic cell clumps of abnormally migrated granule cells within the cerebellar anlage. Identical defects are observed in mice lacking SDF-1, suggesting a monogamous relationship between CXCR4 and SDF-1. This receptor-ligand selectivity is unusual among chemokines and their receptors, as is the function in migration of nonhematopoietic cells.
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