Streeter P R, Berg E L, Rouse B T, Bargatze R F, Butcher E C
Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305.
Nature. 1988 Jan 7;331(6151):41-6. doi: 10.1038/331041a0.
An endothelial cell surface molecule that is selectively expressed in mucosal organs is required for lymphocyte homing to mucosal lymphoid tissues. This 'vascular addressin' appears to function as a tissue-specific marker or address signal for recognition by lymphocytes circulating in the blood.
淋巴细胞归巢至黏膜淋巴组织需要一种在黏膜器官中选择性表达的内皮细胞表面分子。这种“血管地址素”似乎作为一种组织特异性标记物或地址信号,供血液中循环的淋巴细胞识别。