| Literature DB >> 25019368 |
Daniel F Legler1, Edith Uetz-von Allmen2, Mark A Hauser2.
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The CC-chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) coordinates the migration of cancer cells as well as immune cells towards lymphatic organs where its two ligands CCL19 and CCL21 are constitutively expressed. Here we provide a topological model of CCR7, which belongs to the class A of G-protein coupled, seven-transmembrane spanning receptors, and describe how CCR7 expression is regulated. We focus on its role in cancer cell migration and metastasis formation and discuss how cancer cells can utilize CCR7 or its ligands to escape from immune surveillance.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer; Cell migration; Chemokine receptor; Lymph node homing; Metastasis formation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25019368 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biochem Cell Biol ISSN: 1357-2725 Impact factor: 5.085