However, Day 12 CXCR6−/− mice had significantly reduced arthritis and vasculature (data not shown) and completely lacked EC staining for Id1, showing that Id1 and the CXCL16-CXCR6 ligand-receptor pathway are linked and work together to recruit EPCs from the BM to the synovium. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL16 and Arthritis.