Abstract
Regulated migration of T-lymphocytes through high endothelial venules and secondary lymphoid organs is necessary for an adaptive immune response. Uncontrolled trafficking of T-cells is implicated in many pathological conditions, including autoimmune disorders, such as psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. T-cell migration is regulated mainly by the αLβ2 integrin receptor LFA-1, which interacts primarily with its cognate ligand ICAM-1 expressed on the endothelium. This interaction triggers a plethora of downstream signaling pathways, which are not fully understood. Thus, in order to dissect the signal transduction processes at molecular levels and phenotypic changes in migrating T-cells, a laboratory model mimicking T-cell motility is important. Here, we describe a simple and highly reproducible in vitro model to study T-cell migration.
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This work was supported by the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), Nanyang Technological University Singapore Start-Up Grant and the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) under its MOE Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 (2014-T1-001-141) and MOE-AcRF Tier 2 (MOE2017-T2-2-004) grants. A.K. acknowledges Ph.D. fellowship provided by LKCMedicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore.
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Verma, N.K. et al. (2019). A Laboratory Model to Study T-Cell Motility. In: Verma, N. (eds) T-Cell Motility. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1930. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9036-8_3
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