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Human Lfa-1 Governs T Cell Immune Surveillance of the Skin Publisher Pubmed



Yatim A ; Youssefian L ; Idani A ; Mourelatos H ; Olyaei NA ; Habibi L ; Peel JN ; Gaballa M ; Kim C ; Lee D ; Floch CL ; Chan YH ; Martinfernandez M ; Pelletier L Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Yatim A
  2. Youssefian L
  3. Idani A
  4. Mourelatos H
  5. Olyaei NA
  6. Habibi L
  7. Peel JN
  8. Gaballa M
  9. Kim C
  10. Lee D
  11. Floch CL
  12. Chan YH
  13. Martinfernandez M
  14. Pelletier L
  15. Nakajima K
  16. Fayand A
  17. Momenilandi M
  18. Seeleuthner Y
  19. Chaldebas M
  20. Saeidian AH
  21. Mahmoudi H
  22. Nikbakht N
  23. Deswarte C
  24. Kerrouche N
  25. Sahel H
  26. Parvaneh N
  27. Tamizifar B
  28. Sherkat R
  29. Chanal J
  30. Firooz A
  31. Alizadeh Z
  32. Lorenzodiaz L
  33. Mariaggi AA
  34. Ogishi M
  35. Diep A
  36. Hammadi B
  37. Kerrouche N
  38. Rinchai D
  39. Sedighzadeh S
  40. Mehrjooy S
  41. Akrami SM
  42. Lenormand C
  43. Radosavljevic M
  44. Rosain J
  45. Zhang SY
  46. Boisson B
  47. Zhang P
  48. Boissondupuis S
  49. Krueger JG
  50. Pretet JL
  51. Waterboer T
  52. Pourpak Z
  53. Fazlollahi MR
  54. Abel L
  55. Bogunovic D
  56. Shahrooei M
  57. Cobat A
  58. Carapito R
  59. Molitor A
  60. Vahidnezhad H
  61. Beziat V
  62. Bahram S
  63. Jouanguy E
  64. Casanova JL

Source: Science Immunology Published:2026


Abstract

The human integrin lymphocyte function–associated antigen 1 (LFA-1; αLβ2) is broadly expressed on leukocytes and involved in various intercellular adhesions. We report complete LFA-1 deficiency because of inherited αL (CD11a) deficiency in otherwise healthy adults of various ancestries with skin lesions due to commensal papillomaviruses. The patients had no history of invasive infections characteristic of children with inherited deficiency of β2 (CD18), which forms heterodimers with αL, αM (CD11b), αX (CD11c), or αD (CD11d). The development and function of leukocyte subsets are largely preserved in the absence of LFA-1. However, the transendothelial migration of skin-tropic cutaneous lymphocyte antigen (CLA)+ memory T cells is severely impaired, resulting in their selective sequestration in the blood. Conversely, alternative integrins mediate the extravasation of other leukocytes, including other T cell subsets, to other tissues. Human LFA-1 is required for steady-state T cell homing to the skin and control of papillomaviruses but is otherwise largely redundant. Integrin-mediated T cell compartmentalization is thus essential for organ-selective immune surveillance. © 2026 The Authors, some rights reserved;.