Title:Pattern Recognition by CD6: A Scavenger-Like Lymphocyte Receptor
VOLUME: 17 ISSUE: 6
Author(s):Adelaida Sarukhan, Mario Martinez-Florensa, Cristina Escoda-Ferran, Esther Carrasco, Esther Carreras and Francisco Lozano
Affiliation:Centre Esther Koplowitz, Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Keywords:Bacteria, CD5, CD6, lipopolysaccharide, lipoteichoic acid, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), pattern-
recognition receptor (PRR), peptidoglycan, scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR).
Abstract:CD6, one of the first antigens to be identified on T cells, is a membrane glycoprotein that
physically associates with the antigen receptor complex. Because of this, its main function seems to
involve the modulation of TCR-mediated signaling pathways. However, growing evidence indicates
that this ancient and conserved scavenger-like receptor may also play a role as pattern recognition receptor
(PRR), similar to other members of the scavenger receptor cysteine rich superfamily (SRCR-SF). Here, we discuss
the functional interactions of CD6 with microbe- and damage-associated signals and the potential use of soluble forms of
CD6 in the therapeutic treatment of bacterial infections, in particular multi-drug resistant bacterial strains. Importantly,
microbe recognition by CD6 may also have functional consequences on T cell activation and differentiation, which remain
to be explored.
