CD248/Endosialin is dynamically expressed on a subset of stromal cells during lymphoid tissue development, splenic remodeling and repair

Sian Lax, Tiezheng Hou, Eric Jenkinson, Michael Salmon, Robert Macfadyen, CM Isacke, Graham Anderson, Adam Cunningham, Christopher Buckley

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Abstract

Studies of stromal cell populations in lymphoid tissue (LT) have been hampered by a lack of selective markers. Here, we show that CD248 (Endosialin/TEM1) is a stromal marker that is differentially expressed on fibroblasts and pericytes in the thymus, lymph node and spleen. Expression is high during LT development but largely disappears in the adult. CD248 is re-expressed in a Salmonella-induced model of splenic enlargement; peak expression corresponding to the peak of splenic enlargement. These results suggest that CD248 expression helps define a subset of LT stromal cells which play a role in remodelling during tissue development, infection and repair.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3550-3556
Number of pages7
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume581
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2007

Keywords

  • tissue repair
  • stromal cells
  • CD248
  • Salmonella

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