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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2026

Epithelial chemokine CCL25 integrates T cell development and intestinal homeostasis.

Jie Li, Mei-Ting Yang, Mami Matsuda-Lennikov, Felix Kalle-Youngoue, Aya Ushio, Kenta Kondo, Meleca Gluckman, Kana Bando, Takaya Abe, Kensuke Takada and 5 more

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15 authors.

Jie LiThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-3800-1385
Mei-Ting YangThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2820-5940
Mami Matsuda-LennikovThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-9421-3276
Felix Kalle-YoungoueThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2228-6254
Aya UshioThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3786-1687
Kenta KondoThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9998-4676
Meleca GluckmanThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-2754-1980
Kana BandoLaboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3060-8482
Takaya AbeLaboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5885-4875
Kensuke TakadaDivision of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8999-001X
Michael C KellySingle Cell Analysis Facility, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0654-2778
Felipe Castro MartinezMucosal Immunology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3039-3445
Zuojia ChenMucosal Immunology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8151-8351
Chuan WuMucosal Immunology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2288-353X
Yousuke TakahamaThymus Biology Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4992-9174

Funding

Thymus biologyZIABC011806 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI TAKAHAMA, YOUSUKE · 2018 to 2025
$13.5M
CCR NIH HHSFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research 75N91019D0024Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011806NCI NIH HHSNIH HHS ZIA BC 011806
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The chemokine receptor CCR9 regulates thymus colonization by T progenitors and intestinal accumulation of TCRγδ+ intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs). CCR9-ligand chemokine CCL25 is expressed predominantly in the thymus and the small intestine. By engineering tissue-specific CCL25-deficient mice, we demonstrate that CCL25 locally produced by thymic and intestinal epithelial cells individually supports developing T cell localization in the thymus and TCRγδ+ IEL accumulation in the small intestine, respectively. Our results also reveal that thymic epithelial CCL25 facilitates T cell positive selection in the thymic cortex. We further find that intestinal epithelial CCL25 promotes nutrient sensing in the small intestine. These results indicate that epithelial CCL25 directs thymic T cell development and intestinal homeostasis in a tissue-specific paracrine manner.

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Chemokines, CCHomeostasisIntestinal MucosaT-LymphocytesAnimalsEpithelial CellsIntestine, SmallMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, CCRThymus GlandCC chemokine receptor 9Ccl25 protein, mouseChemokines, CCReceptors, CCR

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