In the present study we tested the hypothesis that MDSC are capable of systemic immunosuppression by investigating: (a) the spatiotemporally-regulated mechanisms underlying MDSC-driven L-selectin down-modulation in T cells, (b) whether L-selectin loss extends to B cells which are not validated MDSC targets in cancer, (c) if moderate L-selectin loss is sufficient to compromise lymphocyte trafficking and antigen-induced priming within the intranodal compartment. The gene discussed is SELL; the disease is cancer.