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CXCR7 prevents excessive CXCL12-mediated downregulation of CXCR4 in migrating cortical interneurons

Abe, Philipp ; Mueller, Wiebke ; Schütz, Dagmar ; MacKay, Fabienne ; Thelen, Marcus ; Zhang, Penglie ; Stumm, Ralf

In: Development, 2014, vol. 141, no. 9, p. 1857-1863

The CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling pathway is involved in the development of numerous neuronal and non-neuronal structures. Recent work established that the atypical second CXCL12 receptor, CXCR7, is essential for the proper migration of interneuron precursors in the developing cerebral cortex. Two CXCR7-mediated functions were proposed in this process: direct modulation of β-arrestin-mediated...

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The atypical receptor CCRL2 (C-C Chemokine Receptor-Like 2) does not act as a decoy receptor in endothelial cells

Mazzotti, Chiara ; Gagliostro, Vincenzo ; Bosisio, Daniela ; Del Prete, Annalisa ; Tiberio, Laura ; Thelen, Marcus ; Sozzani, Silvano

In: Frontiers in immunology, 2017, vol. 8, p. 1233

C-C chemokine receptor-like 2 (CCRL2) is a non-signaling seven-transmembrane domain (7-TMD) receptor related to the atypical chemokine receptor (ACKR) family. ACKRs bind chemokines but do not activate G protein-dependent signaling or cell functions. ACKRs were shown to regulate immune functions in vivo by their ability to scavenge chemokines from the local environment. This study was ...