Cell surface glycoproteins on lymphocytes and other leukocytes that mediate adhesion to specialized blood vessels called high endothelial venules. Several different classes of lymphocyte homing receptors have been identified, and they appear to target different surface molecules (addressins) on high endothelial venules in different tissues. The adhesion plays a crucial role in the trafficking of lymphocytes.
Also Known As:
Receptors, Lymphocyte Homing; Homing Receptor, Lymph Node; Lymph Node Homing Receptor; Receptor, Lymph Node Homing; Antigen Family, Hermes; Homing Receptors, Lymphocyte; Homing Receptors, T Cell; Receptors, T-Cell Homing; T-Cell Homing Receptors; Hermes Antigen Family; Homing Receptors, T-Cell