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ArticleMucosal immunology2026

Localization of TCR-expressing natural intraepithelial lymphocytes in the colon epithelium depends on GPR15 and epithelium-derived C10ORF99.

Gerald J O'Connor, Jihae C Choi, Nguyen T Van, Anthony M Klutkoski, Lucia C Robertson, Sangwon V Kim

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6 authors.

Gerald J O'ConnorDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jihae C ChoiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nguyen T VanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Anthony M KlutkoskiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lucia C RobertsonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sangwon V KimDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: svkim@jefferson.edu.

Funding

X-Ray Crystallography and Macromolecular CharacterizationP30CA056036 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Andrew Chapman · 1995 to 2026
$94.8M
Local immune tolerance in the large intestine mediated by GPR15R01AI141787 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, SANGWON VINCENT · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Training grant on Vaccines and Immunotherapies for Infectious Diseases and CancerT32AI134646 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHNELL, MATTHIAS JOHANNES, SIGAL, LUIS J · 2018 to 2022
$1.1M
Role of novel host protein, C10orf99, in T cell homing to the large intestineR21AI142318 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, SANGWON VINCENT · 2019 to 2020
$429k
The Role of the GPR15-C10ORF99 Pathway in T cell Homing during Eosinophilic EsophagitisR21AI190614 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Sangwon Vincent Kim · 2025 to 2026
$422k
Ligand-Induced Recruitment of CAR-T Cells to Colorectal CancersR21CA286339 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, SANGWON VINCENT, SNOOK, ADAM · 2024 to 2025
$401k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA056036NCI NIH HHS R21 CA286339NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI141787NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI142318NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI190614NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI134646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) are among the largest lymphocyte populations in the body and play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of epithelial barriers at mucosal sites, which are highly immunostimulatory. Therefore, understanding how these cells are generated, localized within the epithelium, and contribute to barrier immunity is essential. Although most research on IEL biology has focused on the small intestine, IELs are also present in the large intestinal epithelium. Additionally, the homing receptor-ligand pairs that regulate T cell localization in the lamina propria beneath the epithelium differ between the small and large intestines: CCL25-CCR9 in the small intestine and C10ORF99-GPR15 in the large intestine. CCL25-CCR9 is also necessary for proper localization of IELs in the small intestine, but the mechanisms controlling IEL localization in the large intestine remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the C10ORF99-GPR15 pathway is crucial for the presence of TCR + natural IELs in the large intestinal epithelium, a process that requires epithelium-derived C10ORF99 (GPR15L).

Indexed as

ColonIntestinal MucosaIntraepithelial LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsChemokines, CCHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReceptors, CCRSignal TransductionCC chemokine receptor 9Chemokines, CCGpr15 protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, CCRReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledC10ORF99GPR15GPR15LGPR15LGIntraepithelial lymphocytesLarge intestineMigration

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PMID42229754
PMCPMC13533461

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