May play a role not only in inflammatory and immunological responses but also in normal lymphocyte recirculation and homing. May play an important role in trafficking of T-cells in thymus, and T-cell and B-cell migration to secondary lymphoid organs. Binds to chemokine receptor CCR7. Recombinant CCL19 shows potent chemotactic activity for T-cells and B-cells but not for granulocytes and monocytes. Binds to atypical chemokine receptor ACKR4 and mediates the recruitment of beta-arrestin (ARRB1/2) to ACKR4.
In the present study, however, we demonstrate for the first time the concentration-dependent recruitment of β-arrestins to the atypical chemokine receptor CCX-CKR upon stimulation with CCL19, CCL21, or CCL25 using three different methodologies in various transfected cell lines.