CCR7 is known as homing receptor and its expression on
naive and part of memory CD8 T cells has recently been demonstrated.
And we have revealed the expression of CCR5, one of the chemokine receptors,
on part of memory/effector CD8 T cells. Furthermore, the investigation
on co-expression of CCR5 and CCR7 unveiled that memory CD8 T cells had
CCR7+CCR5-, CCR7+CCR5+, and CCR7-CCR5+, suggesting the possibility of
memory CD8 T cellsf subdivision. Also, tetramer analysis demonstrated
the expression of CCR5 on HIV-1-specific CD8 T cell and HCMV-1-specific
CD8 T cell. And these CD8 T cells showed migration capacity to CCR5
ligand chemokine, indicating that these HIV-1-specific and HCMV-1specific
CD8 T cells are involved in Th1 immune response at the site of inflammation
where many kinds of chemokines are secreted (J. Immunol. 168:2225-232,
2002).