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Ray M, Sayeed A, Ganshert M, Saha A. Direct Binding Methods to Measure Receptor-Ligand Interactions. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:3-19. [PMID: 38134048 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Abstract
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) contribute to numerous physiological processes via complex network mechanisms. While indirect signaling assays (Ca2+ mobilization, cAMP production, and GTPγS binding) have been useful in identifying and characterizing downstream signaling mechanisms of GPCRs, these methods lack measurements of direct binding affinities, kinetics, binding specificity, and selectivity that are important parameters in GPCR drug discovery. In comparison to existing direct methods that use radio- or fluorescent labels, label-free techniques can closely emulate the native interactions around binding partners. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a label-free technique that utilizes the refractive index (RI) property and is applied widely in quantitative GPCR-ligand binding kinetics measurement including small molecules screening. However, purified GPCRs are further embedded in a synthetic lipid environment which is immobilized through different tags to the SPR sensor surface, resulting in a non-native environment. Here, we introduced a methodology that also uses the RI property to measure binding interactions in a label-free, immobilization-free arrangement. The free-solution technique is successfully applied in quantifying the interaction of bioactive lipids to cognate lipid GPCRs, which is not purified but rather present in near-native conditions, i.e., in milieu of other cytoplasmic lipids and proteins. To further consider the wide applicability of these free-solution approaches in biomolecular interaction research, additional applications on a variety of receptor-ligand pairs are imperative.
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- Manisha Ray
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Chemistry Bldg, 144, 3210 N Cramer Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, United States
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Grudzien P, Neufeld H, Ebe Eyenga M, Gaponenko V. Development of tolerance to chemokine receptor antagonists: current paradigms and the need for further investigation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1184014. [PMID: 37575219 PMCID: PMC10420067 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1184014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Chemokine G-protein coupled receptors are validated drug targets for many diseases, including cancer, neurological, and inflammatory disorders. Despite much time and effort spent on therapeutic development, very few chemokine receptor antagonists are approved for clinical use. Among potential reasons for the slow progress in developing chemokine receptor inhibitors, antagonist tolerance, a progressive reduction in drug efficacy after repeated administration, is likely to play a key role. The mechanisms leading to antagonist tolerance remain poorly understood. In many cases, antagonist tolerance is accompanied by increased receptor concentration on the cell surface after prolonged exposure to chemokine receptor antagonists. This points to a possible role of altered receptor internalization and presentation on the cell surface, as has been shown for agonist (primarily opioid) tolerance. In addition, examples of antagonist tolerance in the context of other G-protein coupled receptors suggest the involvement of noncanonical signal transduction in opposing the effects of the antagonists. In this review, we summarize the available progress and challenges in therapeutic development of chemokine receptor antagonists, describe the available knowledge about antagonist tolerance, and propose new avenues for future investigation of this important phenomenon. Furthermore, we highlight the modern methodologies that have the potential to reveal novel mechanisms leading to antagonist tolerance and to propel the field forward by advancing the development of potent "tolerance-free" antagonists of chemokine receptors.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Functional Heterodimerization between the G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR17 and the Chemokine Receptors 2 and 4: New Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010261. [PMID: 36613703 PMCID: PMC9820414 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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GPR17, a G protein-coupled receptor, is a pivotal regulator of myelination. Its endogenous ligands trigger receptor desensitization and downregulation allowing oligodendrocyte terminal maturation. In addition to its endogenous agonists, GPR17 could be promiscuously activated by pro-inflammatory oxysterols and chemokines released at demyelinating lesions. Herein, the chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CXCR4 were selected to perform both in silico modelling and in vitro experiments to establish their structural and functional interactions with GPR17. The relative propensity of GPR17 and CXCR2 or CXCR4 to form homo- and hetero-dimers was assessed by homology modelling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and co-immunoprecipitation and immunoenzymatic assay. The interaction between chemokine receptors and GPR17 was investigated by determining receptor-mediated modulation of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Our data show the GPR17 association with CXCR2 or CXCR4 and the negative regulation of these interactions by CXCR agonists or antagonists. Moreover, GPR17 and CXCR2 heterodimers can functionally influence each other. In contrast, CXCR4 can influence GPR17 functionality, but not vice versa. According to MD simulations, all the dimers reached conformational stability and negative formation energy, confirming the experimental observations. The cross-talk between these receptors could play a role in the development of the neuroinflammatory milieu associated with demyelinating events.
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Kline JM, Heusinkveld LE, Taranto E, Martin CB, Tomasi AG, Hsu IJ, Cho K, Khillan JS, Murphy PM, Pontejo SM. Structural and functional analysis of Ccr1l1, a Rodentia-restricted eosinophil-selective chemokine receptor homologue. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100373. [PMID: 33548230 PMCID: PMC7949164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Mouse Ccr1l1 (Ccr1-like 1) encodes an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) with the highest homology to the inflammatory and highly promiscuous chemokine receptors Ccr1 and Ccr3 (70 and 50% amino acid identity, respectively). Ccr1l1 was first cloned in 1995, yet current knowledge of this putative chemokine receptor is limited to its gene organization and chromosomal localization. Here we report that Ccr1l1 is a Rodentia-specific gene selectively expressed in eosinophils. However, eosinophil phenotypes, development, and responsiveness to chemokines were all normal in naïve Ccr1l1 knockout mice. We demonstrate for the first time that recombinant Ccr1l1 is expressed on the plasma membrane of transfected cells and contains an extracellular N terminus and an intracellular C terminus, consistent with GPCR topology. Using receptor internalization, β-arrestin recruitment, calcium flux, and chemotaxis assays, we excluded all 37 available mouse chemokines, including Ccr1 ligands, and two viral chemokines as Ccr1l1 ligands, and demonstrated that mouse Ccr1, but not Ccr1l1, exhibits constitutive signaling activity. However, sequence analysis and structural modeling revealed that Ccr1l1 is well equipped to act as a classical signaling GPCR, with N-terminal sulfotyrosines as the only signaling and chemokine-binding determinant absent in Ccr1l1. Hereof, we show that a sulfatable N-terminal Ccr1 Y18 residue is essential for chemotaxis and calcium responses induced by Ccl3 and Ccl9/10, but substituting the corresponding Ccr1l1 F19 residue with tyrosine failed to confer responsiveness to Ccr1 ligands. Although Ccr1l1 remains an extreme outlier in the chemokine receptor family, our study supports that it might respond to unidentified mouse chemokine ligands in eosinophil-driven immune responses.
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- Jaclyn M Kline
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Bäuerlein CA, Qureischi M, Mokhtari Z, Tabares P, Brede C, Jordán Garrote AL, Riedel SS, Chopra M, Reu S, Mottok A, Arellano-Viera E, Graf C, Kurzwart M, Schmiedgen K, Einsele H, Wölfl M, Schlegel PG, Beilhack A. A T-Cell Surface Marker Panel Predicts Murine Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Front Immunol 2021; 11:593321. [PMID: 33584657 PMCID: PMC7880247 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.593321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) is a severe and often life-threatening complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). AGvHD is mediated by alloreactive donor T-cells targeting predominantly the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and skin. Recent work in mice and patients undergoing allo-HCT showed that alloreactive T-cells can be identified by the expression of α4β7 integrin on T-cells even before manifestation of an aGvHD. Here, we investigated whether the detection of a combination of the expression of T-cell surface markers on peripheral blood (PB) CD8+ T-cells would improve the ability to predict aGvHD. To this end, we employed two independent preclinical models of minor histocompatibility antigen mismatched allo-HCT following myeloablative conditioning. Expression profiles of integrins, selectins, chemokine receptors, and activation markers of PB donor T-cells were measured with multiparameter flow cytometry at multiple time points before the onset of clinical aGvHD symptoms. In both allo-HCT models, we demonstrated a significant upregulation of α4β7 integrin, CD162E, CD162P, and conversely, a downregulation of CD62L on donor T-cells, which could be correlated with the development of aGvHD. Other surface markers, such as CD25, CD69, and CC-chemokine receptors were not found to be predictive markers. Based on these preclinical data from mouse models, we propose a surface marker panel on peripheral blood T-cells after allo-HCT combining α4β7 integrin with CD62L, CD162E, and CD162P (cutaneous lymphocyte antigens, CLA, in humans) to identify patients at risk for developing aGvHD early after allo-HCT.
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- Carina A Bäuerlein
- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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D'Agostino G, García-Cuesta EM, Gomariz RP, Rodríguez-Frade JM, Mellado M. The multilayered complexity of the chemokine receptor system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 528:347-358. [PMID: 32145914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The chemokines receptor family are membrane-expressed class A-specific seven-transmembrane receptors linked to G proteins. Through interaction with the corresponding ligands, the chemokines, they induce a wide variety of cellular responses including cell polarization, movement, immune and inflammatory responses, as well as the prevention of HIV-1 infection. Like a Russian matryoshka doll, the chemokine receptor system is more complex than initially envisaged. This review focuses on the mechanisms that contribute to this dazzling complexity and how they modulate the signaling events triggered by chemokines. The chemokines and their receptors exist as monomers, dimers and oligomers, their expression pattern is highly regulated, and the ligands can bind distinct receptors with similar affinities. The use of novel imaging-based technologies, particularly real-time imaging modalities, has shed new light on the very dynamic conformations that chemokine receptors adopt depending on the cellular context, and that affect chemokine-mediated responses. This complex scenario presents both challenging and exciting opportunities for drug discovery.
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- Gianluca D'Agostino
- Dept. Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Cell Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), E-28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco, E-28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Shen L, Yuan Y, Guo Y, Li M, Li C, Pu X. Probing the Druggablility on the Interface of the Protein-Protein Interaction and Its Allosteric Regulation Mechanism on the Drug Screening for the CXCR4 Homodimer. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1310. [PMID: 31787895 PMCID: PMC6855241 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Modulating protein–protein interactions (PPIs) with small drug-like molecules targeting it exhibits great promise in modern drug discovery. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of targeted proteins and could form dimers in living biological cells through PPIs. However, compared to drug development of the orthosteric site, there has been lack of investigations on the druggability of the PPI interface for GPCRs and its functional implication on experiments. Thus, in order to address these issues, we constructed a novel computational strategy, which involved in molecular dynamics simulation, virtual screening and protein structure network (PSN), to study one representative GPCR homodimer (CXCR4). One druggable pocket was identified in the PPI interface and one small molecule targeting it was screened, which could strengthen PPI mainly through hydrophobic interaction between the benzene rings of the PPI molecule and TM4 of the receptor. The PSN results further reveals that the PPI molecule could increase the number of the allosteric regulation pathways between the druggable pocket of the dimer interface to the orthostatic site for the subunit A but only play minor role for the other subunit B, leading to the asymmetric change in the volume of the binding pockets for the two subunits (increase for the subunit A and minor change for the subunit B). Consequently, the screening performance of the subunit A to the antagonists is enhanced while the subunit B is unchanged nearly, implying that the PPI molecule may be beneficial to enhance the drug efficacies of the antagonists. In addition, one main regulation pathway with the highest frequency was identified for the subunit A, which consists of Trp1955.34–Tyr190ECL2–Val1965.35–Gln2005.39–Asp2626.58–Cys28N-term, revealing their importance in the allosteric regulation from the PPI molecule. The observations from the work could provide valuable information for the development of the PPI drug-like molecule for GPCRs.
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- Liting Shen
- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Management, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Role of CX3CL1/CX3CR1 Signaling Axis Activity in Osteoporosis. Mediators Inflamm 2019; 2019:7570452. [PMID: 31780870 PMCID: PMC6875359 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7570452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteoporosis is a civilization disease which is still challenging for contemporary medicine in terms of treatment and prophylaxis. It results from excessive activation of the osteoclastic cell line and immune cells like macrophages and lymphocytes. Cell-to-cell inflammatory information transfer occurs via factors including cytokines which form a complex network of cell humoral correlation, called cytokine network. Recently conducted studies revealed the participation of CX3CL1 chemokine in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. CX3CL1 and its receptor CX3CR1 present unique properties among over 50 described chemokines. Apart from its chemotactic activity, CX3CL1 is the only chemokine which may function as an adhesion molecule which facilitates easier penetration of immune system cells through the vascular endothelium to the area of inflammation. The present study, based on world literature review, sums and describes convincing evidences of a significant role of the CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis in processes leading to bone mineral density (BMD) reduction. The CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis plays a principal role in osteoclast maturation and binding them with immune cells to the surface of the bone tissue. It promotes the development of inflammation and production of many inflammatory cytokines near the bone surface (i.e., TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6). High concentrations of CX3CL1 in serum are directly proportional to increased concentrations of bone turnover and inflammatory factors in human blood serum (TRACP-5b, NTx, IL-1β, and IL-6). Regarding the fact that acting against the CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis is a potential target of immune treatment in osteoporosis, the number of available papers tackling the topic is certainly insufficient. Therefore, it seems justified to continue research which would precisely determine its role in the metabolism of the bone tissue as one of the most promising targets in osteoporosis therapy.
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Villanueva-Romero R, Gutiérrez-Cañas I, Carrión M, González-Álvaro I, Rodríguez-Frade JM, Mellado M, Martínez C, Gomariz RP, Juarranz Y. Activation of Th lymphocytes alters pattern expression and cellular location of VIP receptors in healthy donors and early arthritis patients. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7383. [PMID: 31089161 PMCID: PMC6517580 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43717-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) is an important immunomodulator of CD4+ cells in normal and pathological conditions, which exerts its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory actions through VPAC receptors, VPAC1 and VPAC2. Only a decrease in the expression of VPAC1 mRNA on Th cells upon activation has been reported. Thus, the deepening in the knowledge of the behavior of these receptors may contribute to the design of new therapies based on their activation and/or blockade. In this study, we describe the expression pattern, cellular location and functional role of VIP receptors during the activation of human Th cells in healthy conditions and in early arthritis (EA). The protein expression pattern of VPAC1 did not change with the activation of Th lymphocytes, whereas VPAC2 was up-regulated. In resting cells, VPAC1 was located on the plasma membrane and nucleus, whereas it only appeared in the nucleus in activated cells. VPAC2 was always found in plasma membrane location. VIP receptors signaled through a PKA-dependent pathway in both conditions, and also by a PKA-independent pathway in activated cells. Both receptors exhibit a potent immunomodulatory capacity by controlling the pathogenic profile and the activation markers of Th cells. These results highlight a novel translational view in inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.
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- R Villanueva-Romero
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Inmunología y Oncología, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Inmunología y Oncología, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.
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Gao W, Li S, Xu Q, Zhu D, Zhang Q, Luo K, Zhang W. Molecular characterization and expression analysis of Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR) 1a, CXCR1b, CXCR2, CXCR3a, CXCR3b, and CXCR4 after bacteria and poly I:C challenge. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 84:572-586. [PMID: 30359750 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The CXC chemokine receptors (CXCRs) play critical roles in innate and adaptive immune systems. In this study, six Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) CXCRs (MaCXCR1-4) were identified and their molecular characterization and expression patterns were analyzed. The open reading frames (ORFs) of MaCXCR1a, MaCXCR1b, MaCXCR2, MaCXCR3a, MaCXCR3b, and MaCXCR4 were 1074 bp (base pairs), 1080 bp, 1125 bp, 1146 bp, 1083 bp, and 1140 bp, and encoded proteins of 357 aa (amino acids), 359 aa, 374 aa, 381 aa, 360 aa, and 379 aa, respectively. All these CXCRs have seven conserved transmembrane domains and four cysteines (with the exception of MaCXCR3b). Multiple sequence alignment revealed that the MaCXCRs possess a typical G-protein receptor family 1 signature and a DRY motif. There are also one to four potential N-glycosylation sites in the extracellular regions of the MaCXCRs, mainly distributed in the N-terminus and extracellular hydrophilic loop (ECL) 2 region. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the MaCXCRs were clustered together with homologous proteins from other fish. Taken together with the amino acid identity and similarity analysis, these results suggested that the MaCXCRs are conserved with other homologous genes, in which CXCR4 is more conserved than CXCR1-3. The MaCXCRs loci showed conserved synteny among teleost fish, and we found that human CXCR1 shares a common ancestor with fish CXCR1a. MaCXCRs were constitutively expressed in a wide range of tissues (especially in immune-related tissues) with different expression levels, suggesting that the MaCXCRs have different roles in un-stimulated tissues, and may play vital roles under normal conditions. MaCXCRs showed different fold changes in the spleen after Aeromonas veronii and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) challenge, which suggested that MaCXCR1a and MaCXCR3a have longer antiviral activities compared with their antibacterial functions, and that MaCXCR1b possesses stronger antiviral than antibacterial activity. MaCXCR4 may play vital roles during bacterial and viral infection; however, MaCXCR2 has relatively small effect in antibacterial and antiviral responses. The differential responses of these genes to bacteria and poly I:C implied the differences in the mechanisms of defense against viruses and bacteria.
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- Weihua Gao
- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Guangxi Institute of Oceanology, Beihai, 536006, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Guangxi Institute of Oceanology, Beihai, 536006, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Guangxi Institute of Oceanology, Beihai, 536006, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Education Ministry of China), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, PR China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland (Ministry of Education), Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Education Ministry of China), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, PR China.
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Cecchinato V, Uguccioni M. Insight on the regulation of chemokine activities. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 104:295-300. [PMID: 29668065 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mr0118-014r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The activity of chemokines is regulated by several mechanisms that control the final cellular response. The present review discusses the complexity of the regulation of the chemokine system, and the novel findings describing how in persistent infections, the expression of chemokine receptors on the surface of T cells does not correlate with their homing potential. Thanks to the latest advances in our comprehension of the chemokine system, novel approaches targeting chemokines, chemokine receptors, or protein of their signaling pathway should be considered in order to achieve a personalized therapy.
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- Valentina Cecchinato
- Laboratory of "Chemokines in Immunity", Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of "Chemokines in Immunity", Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Fievez V, Szpakowska M, Mosbah A, Arumugam K, Mathu J, Counson M, Beaupain N, Seguin-Devaux C, Deroo S, Baudy-Floc'h M, Chevigné A. Development of Mimokines, chemokine N terminus-based CXCR4 inhibitors optimized by phage display and rational design. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 104:343-357. [PMID: 29570832 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3ma0118-007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The chemokine receptor CXCR4 (C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 also known as fusin or CD184 (cluster of differentiation 184)) is implicated in various biological and pathological processes of the hematopoietic and immune systems. CXCR4 is also one of the major coreceptors for HIV-1 entry into target cells and is overexpressed in many cancers, supporting cell survival, proliferation, and migration. CXCR4 is thus an extremely relevant drug target. Among the different strategies to block CXCR4, chemokine-derived peptide inhibitors hold great therapeutic potential. In this study, we used the N-terminus of vCCL2/vMIPII, a viral CXCR4 antagonist chemokine, as a scaffold motif to engineer and select CXCR4 peptide inhibitors, called Mimokines, which imitate the chemokine-binding mode but display an enhanced receptor affinity, antiviral properties, and receptor selectivity. We first engineered a Mimokine phage displayed library based on the first 21 residues of vCCL2, in which cysteine 11 and 12 were fully randomized and screened it against purified CXCR4 stabilized in liposomes. We identified Mimokines displaying up to 4-fold higher affinity for CXCR4 when compared to the reference peptide and fully protected MT-4 cells against HIV-1 infection. These selected Mimokines were then subjected to dimerization, D-amino acid, and aza-β3-amino acid substitution to further enhance their potency and selectivity. Optimized Mimokines exhibited up to 120-fold enhanced CXCR4 binding (range of 20 nM) and more than 200-fold improved antiviral properties (≤ 1 μM) compared to the parental Mimokines. Interestingly, these optimized Mimokines also showed up to 25-fold weaker affinity for ACKR3/CXCR7 and may therefore serve as lead compounds for further development of more selective CXCR4 peptide inhibitors and probes.
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- Virginie Fievez
- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Université de Rennes 1, UMR CNRS 6226, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), House of BioHealth, 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Gahbauer S, Pluhackova K, Böckmann RA. Closely related, yet unique: Distinct homo- and heterodimerization patterns of G protein coupled chemokine receptors and their fine-tuning by cholesterol. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006062. [PMID: 29529028 PMCID: PMC5864085 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chemokine receptors, a subclass of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), play essential roles in the human immune system, they are involved in cancer metastasis as well as in HIV-infection. A plethora of studies show that homo- and heterodimers or even higher order oligomers of the chemokine receptors CXCR4, CCR5, and CCR2 modulate receptor function. In addition, membrane cholesterol affects chemokine receptor activity. However, structural information about homo- and heterodimers formed by chemokine receptors and their interplay with cholesterol is limited. Here, we report homo- and heterodimer configurations of the chemokine receptors CXCR4, CCR5, and CCR2 at atomistic detail, as obtained from thousands of molecular dynamics simulations. The observed homodimerization patterns were similar for the closely related CC chemokine receptors, yet they differed significantly between the CC receptors and CXCR4. Despite their high sequence identity, cholesterol modulated the CC homodimer interfaces in a subtype-specific manner. Chemokine receptor heterodimers display distinct dimerization patterns for CXCR4/CCR5 and CXCR4/CCR2. Furthermore, associations between CXCR4 and CCR5 reveal an increased cholesterol-sensitivity as compared to CXCR4/CCR2 heterodimerization patterns. This work provides a first comprehensive structural overview over the complex interaction network between chemokine receptors and indicates how heterodimerization and the interaction with the membrane environment diversifies the function of closely related GPCRs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chemokines/metabolism
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Computer Simulation
- Dimerization
- Humans
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Receptors, CCR2/chemistry
- Receptors, CCR2/metabolism
- Receptors, CCR2/ultrastructure
- Receptors, CCR5/chemistry
- Receptors, CCR5/metabolism
- Receptors, CCR5/ultrastructure
- Receptors, CXCR4/chemistry
- Receptors, CXCR4/metabolism
- Receptors, CXCR4/ultrastructure
- Receptors, Chemokine/chemistry
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
- Signal Transduction
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- Stefan Gahbauer
- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Song Y, Ge B, Lao J, Wang Z, Yang B, Wang X, He H, Li J, Huang F. Regulation of the Oligomeric Status of CCR3 with Binding Ligands Revealed by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging. Biochemistry 2017; 57:852-860. [PMID: 28994588 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The relationship between the oligomeric status and functions of chemokine receptor CCR3 is still controversial. We use total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy at the single-molecule level to visualize the oligomeric status of CCR3 and its regulation of the membrane of stably transfected T-REx-293 cells. We find that the population of the dimers and oligomers of CCR3 can be modulated by the binding of ligands. Natural agonists can induce an increase in the level of dimers and oligomers at high concentrations, whereas antagonists do not have a significant influence on the oligomeric status. Moreover, monomeric CCR3 exhibits a stronger chemotactic response in the migration assay of stably transfected CCR3 cells. Together, these data support the notion that CCR3 exists as a mixture of monomers and dimers under nearly physiological conditions and the monomeric CCR3 receptor is the minimal functional unit in cellular signaling transduction. To the best of our knowledge, these results constitute the first report of the oligomeric status of CCR3 and its regulation.
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- Yanzhuo Song
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P. R. China
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Huang BR, Chen TS, Bau DT, Chuang IC, Tsai CF, Chang PC, Lu DY. EGFR is a pivotal regulator of thrombin-mediated inflammation in primary human nucleus pulposus culture. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8578. [PMID: 28819180 PMCID: PMC5561020 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09122-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We found that the coagulation and cytokine pathways were important mechanisms involve in the degeneration of intervertebral discs (IVD) using a microarray approach to analyze gene expression in different grades of specimens. Furthermore, using a cytokine/chemokine array, a significant increase in CXCL8 expression was observed in human nucleus pulposus (NP) cells after thrombin treatment. The enhancement of CXCL8 expression by thrombin was activated by the PAR1 receptor. Importantly, analysis of degenerated human NP tissue samples showed that EGFR expression positively correlated with the grade of tissue degeneration. In NP cells, thrombin caused an increase in phosphorylation of the EGFR at the Tyr1068, and treatment with the pharmacological EGFR inhibitor, AG1473 effectively blocked thrombin-enhanced CXCL8 production. Surprisingly, inhibition of STAT3 for 24 h decreased expression of EGFR. Treatment with thrombin also increased Akt and GSK3α/β activation; this activation was also blocked by EGFR inhibitor. Although c-Src, ERK, and FAK were activated by thrombin, only c-Src and ERK were involved in the STAT3/CXCL8 induction. Our findings indicate that stimulation of an inflammatory response in NP cells by thrombin is part of a specific pathophysiology that modulates the EGFR activation through activation of Src/ERK/STAT3 signaling.
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- Bor-Ren Huang
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Department of Photonics and Communication Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Stone MJ, Hayward JA, Huang C, E Huma Z, Sanchez J. Mechanisms of Regulation of the Chemokine-Receptor Network. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E342. [PMID: 28178200 PMCID: PMC5343877 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18020342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The interactions of chemokines with their G protein-coupled receptors promote the migration of leukocytes during normal immune function and as a key aspect of the inflammatory response to tissue injury or infection. This review summarizes the major cellular and biochemical mechanisms by which the interactions of chemokines with chemokine receptors are regulated, including: selective and competitive binding interactions; genetic polymorphisms; mRNA splice variation; variation of expression, degradation and localization; down-regulation by atypical (decoy) receptors; interactions with cell-surface glycosaminoglycans; post-translational modifications; oligomerization; alternative signaling responses; and binding to natural or pharmacological inhibitors.
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- Martin J Stone
- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Peng ZY, Chen R, Fang ZZ, Chen B, Wang ZH, Wang XY. Increased local expressions of CX3CL1 and CCL2 are related to clinical severity in lumbar disk herniation patients with sciatic pain. J Pain Res 2017; 10:157-165. [PMID: 28176921 PMCID: PMC5261840 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s125914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Chemokines have been identified to be involved in the modulation of pain through both peripheral and central mechanisms. However, the role of chemokines in lumbar disk herniation (LDH) with sciatic pain remains unknown. Objective The current study was performed to explore the expression of two most commonly studied chemokines CX3CL1 and CCL2 and assess their associations with clinical severity in LDH patients with sciatic pain. Methods The soft tissues around nerve root (STANR), annulus fibrosus (AF), and nucleus pulposus (NP) biopsies were obtained from 36 LDH patients with chronic sciatic pain and 10 scoliosis patients (painless controls). The serum and local expressions of CX3CL1 and CCL2 were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis, respectively. The visual analog scale (VAS) scores for low back pain and lower extremity pain and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores were recorded on the day of hospital admission to evaluate the clinical severity. LDH patients with sciatic pain were divided into severe pain (SP) group (VAS ≥7; n=18) and mild-to-moderate pain (M-MP) group (VAS <7; n=18) for lower extremity pain. Results Local expressions instead of CX3CL1 and CCL2 in STANR, AF, and NP were significantly higher in the SP group than in M-MP compared with scoliosis painless group. Expressions of both CX3CL1 and CCL2 in STANR and AF were positively correlated with VAS scores for lower extremity and for low back pain, respectively. In addition, CX3CL1 and CCL2 expressions in STANR were negatively associated with JOA scores. There were no significant differences of serum CX3CL1 and CCL2 levels among SP group, M-MP group, and scoliosis painless group. Conclusion Both CX3CL1 and CCL2 may play important roles in maintaining pain in LDH patients. Local blockade of CX3CL1 and CCL2 in LDH patients with persistent pain deserves further intensive study.
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- Zhen-Yu Peng
- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha; Department of Spine Surgery, Chenzhou No. 1 People's Hospital, Chenzhou
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanhua Hospital Affiliated to Nanhua University, Hengyang
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Chenzhou No. 1 People's Hospital, Chenzhou
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Chenzhou No. 1 People's Hospital, Chenzhou
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chenzhou No. 1 People's Hospital, Chenzhou, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha
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Chemokines are a family of small cytokines that share a typical key structure that is stabilized by disulfide bonds between the cysteine residues at the NH2-terminal of the protein, and they are secreted by a great variety of cells in several different conditions. Their function is directly dependent on their interactions with their receptors. Chemokines are involved in cell maturation and differentiation, infection, autoimmunity, cancer, and, in general, in any situation where immune components are involved. However, their role in postfracture inflammation and fracture healing is not yet well established. In this article, we will discuss the response of chemokines to bone fracture and their potential roles in postfracture inflammation and healing based on data from our studies and from other previously published studies.
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- Bouchra Edderkaoui
- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Loma Linda VA Health Care Systems, Loma Linda, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
- *Correspondence: Bouchra Edderkaoui,
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Arnatt CK, Zhang Y. Bivalent ligands targeting chemokine receptor dimerization: molecular design and functional studies. Curr Top Med Chem 2016; 14:1606-18. [PMID: 25159160 DOI: 10.2174/1568026614666140827144752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Increasing evidence has shown that chemokine receptors may form functional dimers with unique pharmacological profiles. A common practice to characterize such G protein-coupled receptor dimerization processes is to apply bivalent ligands as chemical probes which can interact with both receptors simultaneously. Currently, two chemokine receptor dimers have been studied by applying bivalent compounds: the CXCR4-CXCR4 homodimer and the CCR5-MOR heterodimer. These bivalent compounds have revealed how dimerization influences receptor function and may lead to novel therapeutics. Future design of bivalent ligands for chemokine receptor dimers may be aided with the recently available CXCR4 homodimer, and CCR5 monomer crystal structures by more accurately simulating chemokine receptors and their dimers.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Rodríguez-Frade JM, Martínez-Muñoz L, Villares R, Cascio G, Lucas P, Gomariz RP, Mellado M. Chemokine Detection Using Receptors Immobilized on an SPR Sensor Surface. Methods Enzymol 2015; 570:1-18. [PMID: 26921939 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Chemokines and their receptors take part in many physiological and pathological processes, and their dysregulated expression is linked to chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies, and cancer. The chemokine receptors, members of the G protein-coupled receptor family, are integral membrane proteins, with seven-transmembrane domains that bind the chemokines and transmit signals through GTP-binding proteins. Many assays used to study the structure, conformation, or activation mechanism of these receptors are based on ligand-binding measurement, as are techniques to detect new agonists and antagonists that modulate chemokine function. Such methods require labeling of the chemokine and/or its receptor, which can alter their binding characteristics. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a powerful technique for analysis of the interaction between immobilized receptors and ligands in solution, in real time, and without labeling. SPR measurements nonetheless require expression and purification steps that can alter the conformation, stability, and function of the chemokine and/or the chemokine receptor. In this review, we focus on distinct methods to immobilize chemokine receptors on the surface of an optical biosensor. We expose the advantages and disadvantages of different protocols used and describe in detail the method to retain viral particles as receptor carriers that can be used for SPR determinations.
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
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Sozzani S, Del Prete A, Bonecchi R, Locati M. Chemokines as effector and target molecules in vascular biology. Cardiovasc Res 2015; 107:364-72. [PMID: 25969393 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chemokines are key mediators of inflammation. In pathological tissues, the main roles of chemokines are to regulate leucocyte accumulation through the activation of oriented cell migration and the activation of limited programs of gene transcription. Through these activities, chemokines exert many crucial functions, including the regulation of angiogenesis. The 'chemokine system' is tightly regulated at several levels, such as the post-transcriptional processing of ligands, the regulation of the expression and function of the receptors and through the expression of molecules known as 'atypical chemokine receptors', proteins that function as chemokine scavenging and presenting molecules. Several experimental evidence obtained in vitro, in animal models and in human studies, has defined a crucial role of chemokines in cardiovascular diseases. An intense area of research is currently exploring the possibility to develop new effective therapeutic strategies through the identification of chemokine receptor antagonists.
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- Silvano Sozzani
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Viale Europa, 11, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Viale Europa, 11, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Zou J, Redmond AK, Qi Z, Dooley H, Secombes CJ. The CXC chemokine receptors of fish: Insights into CXCR evolution in the vertebrates. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2015; 215:117-31. [PMID: 25623148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This article will review current knowledge on CXCR in fish, that represent three distinct vertebrate groups: Agnatha (jawless fishes), Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) and Osteichthyes (bony fishes). With the sequencing of many fish genomes, information on CXCR in these species in particular has expanded considerably. In mammals, 6 CXCRs have been described, and their homologues will be initially reviewed before considering a number of atypical CXCRs and a discussion of CXCR evolution.
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- Jun Zou
- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Key Laboratory of Aquaculture and Ecology of Coastal Pools of Jiangsu Province, Department of Ocean Technology, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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Lacalle RA, de Karam JC, Martínez-Muñoz L, Artetxe I, Peregil RM, Sot J, Rojas AM, Goñi FM, Mellado M, Mañes S. Type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase homo- and heterodimerization determines its membrane localization and activity. FASEB J 2015; 29:2371-85. [PMID: 25713054 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-264606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinases (PIP5KIs; α, β, and γ) are a family of isoenzymes that produce phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] using phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate as substrate. Their structural homology with the class II lipid kinases [type II phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase (PIP4KII)] suggests that PIP5KI dimerizes, although this has not been formally demonstrated. Neither the hypothetical structural dimerization determinants nor the functional consequences of dimerization have been studied. Here, we used Förster resonance energy transfer, coprecipitation, and ELISA to show that PIP5KIβ forms homo- and heterodimers with PIP5KIγ_i2 in vitro and in live human cells. Dimerization appears to be a general phenomenon for PIP5KI isoenzymes because PIP5KIβ/PIP5KIα heterodimers were also detected by mass spectrometry. Dimerization was independent of actin cytoskeleton remodeling and was also observed using purified proteins. Mutagenesis studies of PIP5KIβ located the dimerization motif at the N terminus, in a region homologous to that implicated in PIP4KII dimerization. PIP5KIβ mutants whose dimerization was impaired showed a severe decrease in PI(4,5)P2 production and plasma membrane delocalization, although their association to lipid monolayers was unaltered. Our results identify dimerization as an integral feature of PIP5K proteins and a central determinant of their enzyme activity.
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- Rosa Ana Lacalle
- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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- *Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Biofísica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Campus de Leioa, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; and Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Manuel Siurot s/n, Seville, Spain
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Hayasaka H, Kobayashi D, Yoshimura H, Nakayama EE, Shioda T, Miyasaka M. The HIV-1 Gp120/CXCR4 axis promotes CCR7 ligand-dependent CD4 T cell migration: CCR7 homo- and CCR7/CXCR4 hetero-oligomer formation as a possible mechanism for up-regulation of functional CCR7. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117454. [PMID: 25688986 PMCID: PMC4331524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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During human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, enhanced migration of infected cells to lymph nodes leads to efficient propagation of HIV-1. The selective chemokine receptors, including CXCR4 and CCR7, may play a role in this process, yet the viral factors regulating chemokine-dependent T cell migration remain relatively unclear. The functional cooperation between the CXCR4 ligand chemokine CXCL12 and the CCR7 ligand chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 enhances CCR7-dependent T cell motility in vitro as well as cell trafficking into the lymph nodes in vivo. In this study, we report that a recombinant form of a viral CXCR4 ligand, X4-tropic HIV-1 gp120, enhanced the CD4 T cell response to CCR7 ligands in a manner dependent on CXCR4 and CD4, and that this effect was recapitulated by HIV-1 virions. HIV-1 gp120 significantly enhanced CCR7-dependent CD4 T cell migration from the footpad of mice to the draining lymph nodes in in vivo transfer experiments. We also demonstrated that CXCR4 expression is required for stable CCR7 expression on the CD4 T cell surface, whereas CXCR4 signaling facilitated CCR7 ligand binding to the cell surface and increased the level of CCR7 homo- as well as CXCR4/CCR7 hetero-oligomers without affecting CCR7 expression levels. Our findings indicate that HIV-evoked CXCR4 signaling promotes CCR7-dependent CD4 T cell migration by up-regulating CCR7 function, which is likely to be induced by increased formation of CCR7 homo- and CXCR4/CCR7 hetero-oligomers on the surface of CD4 T cells.
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- Haruko Hayasaka
- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Viral Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Viral Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- MediCity Laboratory, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520, Turku, Finland
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Martínez-Muñoz L, Barroso R, Paredes AG, Mellado M, Rodríguez-Frade JM. Methods to immobilize GPCR on the surface of SPR sensors. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1272:173-188. [PMID: 25563184 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2336-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form one of the largest membrane receptor families. The nature of the ligands that interact with these receptors is highly diverse; they include light, peptides and hormones, neurotransmitters, and small molecular weight compounds. The GPCRs are involved in a wide variety of physiological processes and thus hold considerable therapeutic potential.GPCR function is usually determined in cell-based assays, whose complexity nonetheless limits their use. The use of alternative, cell-free assays is hampered by the difficulties in purifying these seven-transmembrane domain receptors without altering their functional properties. Several methods have been proposed to immobilize GPCR on biosensor surfaces which use antibodies or avidin-/biotin-based capture procedures, alone or with reconstitution of the GPCR physiological microenvironment. Here we propose a method for GPCR immobilization in their native membrane microenvironment that requires no manipulation of the target receptor and maintains the many conformations GPCR can adopt in the cell membrane.
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- Laura Martínez-Muñoz
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Hammel I, Meilijson I. Quantal Basis of Secretory Granule Biogenesis and Inventory Maintenance: the Surreptitious Nano-machine Behind It. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 2:e21. [PMID: 32309550 PMCID: PMC7160546 DOI: 10.15190/d.2014.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Proteins are molecular machines with the capacity to perform diverse physical work as response to signals from the environment. Proteins may be found as monomers or polymers, two states that represent an important subset of protein interactions and generate considerable functional diversity, leading to regulatory mechanisms closely akin to decision-making in service systems. Polymerization is not unique to proteins. Other cell compartments (e.g. secretory granules) or tissue states (e.g. miniature end plate potential) are associated with polymerization of some sort, leading to information transport. This data-processing mechanism has similarities with (and led us to the investigation of) granule homotypic polymerization kinetics. Using information theory, we demonstrate the role played by the heterogeneity induced by polymerization: granule size distribution and the stealthy machine behind granule life cycle increase system entropy, which modulates the source/receiver potential that affects communication between the cell and its environment. The granule inventory management by the same nano-machine is discussed.
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- Ilan Hammel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Di Prisco S, Merega E, Pittaluga A. Functional adaptation of presynaptic chemokine receptors in EAE mouse central nervous system. Synapse 2014; 68:529-35. [DOI: 10.1002/syn.21774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Silvia Di Prisco
- Department of Pharmacy; Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Genoa; Viale Cembrano 4 Genoa 16148 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Genoa; Viale Cembrano 4 Genoa 16148 Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Genoa; Viale Cembrano 4 Genoa 16148 Italy
- Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa; Viale Benedetto XV Genoa 16132 Italy
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- Wakiro Sato
- Department of Immunology; National Institute of Neuroscience; National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP); Tokyo Japan
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Stephens B, Handel TM. Chemokine receptor oligomerization and allostery. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2014; 115:375-420. [PMID: 23415099 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394587-7.00009-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Oligomerization of chemokine receptors has been reported to influence many aspects of receptor function through allosteric communication between receptor protomers. Allosteric interactions within chemokine receptor hetero-oligomers have been shown to cause negative cooperativity in the binding of chemokines and to inhibit receptor activation in the case of some receptor pairs. Other receptor pairs can cause enhanced signaling and even activate entirely new, hetero-oligomer-specific signaling complexes and responses downstream of receptor activation. Many mechanisms contribute to these effects including direct allosteric coupling between the receptors, G protein-mediated allostery, G protein stealing, ligand sequestration, and recruitment of new intracellular proteins by exposing unique binding interfaces on the oligomerized receptors. These effects present both challenges as well as exciting opportunities for drug discovery. One of the most difficult challenges will involve determining if and when hetero-oligomers versus homomeric receptors are involved in specific disease states.
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- Bryan Stephens
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Pelekanos RA, Ting MJ, Sardesai VS, Ryan JM, Lim YC, Chan JKY, Fisk NM. Intracellular trafficking and endocytosis of CXCR4 in fetal mesenchymal stem/stromal cells. BMC Cell Biol 2014; 15:15. [PMID: 24885150 PMCID: PMC4065074 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-15-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Fetal mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) represent a developmentally-advantageous cell type with translational potential. To enhance adult MSC migration, studies have focussed on the role of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligand SDF-1 (CXCL12), but more recent work implicates an intricate system of CXCR4 receptor dimerization, intracellular localization, multiple ligands, splice variants and nuclear accumulation. We investigated the intracellular localization of CXCR4 in fetal bone marrow-derived MSC and role of intracellular trafficking in CXCR4 surface expression and function. Results We found that up to 4% of human fetal MSC have detectable surface-localized CXCR4. In the majority of cells, CXCR4 is located not at the cell surface, as would be required for ‘sensing’ migratory cues, but intracellularly. CXCR4 was identified in early endosomes, recycling endosomes, and lysosomes, indicating only a small percentage of CXCR4 travelling to the plasma membrane. Notably CXCR4 was also found in and around the nucleus, as detected with an anti-CXCR4 antibody directed specifically against CXCR4 isoform 2 differing only in N-terminal sequence. After demonstrating that endocytosis of CXCR4 is largely independent of endogenously-produced SDF-1, we next applied the cytoskeletal inhibitors blebbistatin and dynasore to inhibit endocytotic recycling. These increased the number of cells expressing surface CXCR4 by 10 and 5 fold respectively, and enhanced the number of cells migrating to SDF1 in vitro (up to 2.6 fold). These molecules had a transient effect on cell morphology and adhesion, which abated after the removal of the inhibitors, and did not alter functional stem cell properties. Conclusions We conclude that constitutive endocytosis is implicated in the regulation of CXCR4 membrane expression, and suggest a novel pharmacological strategy to enhance migration of systemically-transplanted cells.
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- Rebecca A Pelekanos
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston QLD 4029, Australia.
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Steel E, Murray VL, Liu AP. Multiplex detection of homo- and heterodimerization of g protein-coupled receptors by proximity biotinylation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93646. [PMID: 24691126 PMCID: PMC3972117 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dimerization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represents a potential mechanism by which GPCR functions are regulated. Several resonance energy transfer (RET)-based methods have revealed GPCR homo- and heterodimerization. However, interpretation of an increase in FRET efficiency could be attributed to either dimerization/oligomerization events or conformational changes within an already dimerized/oligomerized receptor complex. Furthermore, RET-based methods can only measure pairwise dimerization, and cannot easily achieve multiplex detection. In this study, we applied proximity-based biotinylation for detecting receptor dimerization by utilizing a specific enzyme-substrate pair that are fused to GPCRs. The biotin ligase BirA is fused to CXCR4 and site-specifically biotinylates an acceptor peptide (AP) in the presence of biotin. As a test case for our newly developed assay, we have characterized the homo-dimerization of chemokine receptor CXCR4 and heterodimerization of CXCR4 with CCR2 or CCR5. The degree of biotinylation varies with the amount of GPCR-AP as well as biotinylation time. Using enzyme/substrate receptor pairs and measuring receptor biotinylation, we demonstrate that CXCR4 can homo-dimerize and hetero-dimerize with CCR2 and CCR5. The effect of CXCL12, agonist for CXCR4, was found to decrease surface biotinylation of CXCR4-AP. This effect is due to a combination of CXCR4 endocytosis and stabilization of CXCR4 homodimers. Finally, when CXCR4-AP, CCR2-AP, and CCR5-AP were expressed together, we observed CXCR4-CXCR4 homodimers and CXCR4-CCR2 and CXCR4-CCR5 heterodimers. The newly developed assay opens new opportunity for multiplex detection for GPCR homo- and heterodimerization within the same cellular context.
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- Elisabeth Steel
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Biophysics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Wojdasiewicz P, Poniatowski LA, Kotela A, Deszczyński J, Kotela I, Szukiewicz D. The chemokine CX3CL1 (fractalkine) and its receptor CX3CR1: occurrence and potential role in osteoarthritis. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2014; 62:395-403. [PMID: 24556958 PMCID: PMC4164853 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-014-0275-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chemokines are molecules able to induce chemotaxis of monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes and fibroblasts. The complex chemokine acts in many physiological and pathological phenomena, including those occurring in the articular cartilage. To date, chemokine CX3CL1 (fractalkine) is the only member of the CX3C class of chemokines with well-documented roles in endothelial cells. CX3CL1 is a unique chemokine that combines properties of chemoattractant and adhesion molecule. The main roles of CX3CL1 include promotion of leukocyte binding and adhesion as well as activation of the target cells. The soluble chemokine domain of CX3CL1 is chemotactic for T cells and monocytes. CX3CL1 acts via its receptor, CX3CR1, which belongs to a family of G protein-coupled receptors. Stimulation of CX3CR1 activates both CX3CL1-dependent and integrin-dependent migrations of cells with synergistically augmented adhesion. Genetic polymorphisms of CX3CR1 may significantly modify the biological roles of CX3CL1, especially in pathologic conditions. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, affecting approximately 7–8 % of the general population. Development of OA is largely driven by low-grade local background inflammation involving chemokines. The importance of CX3CL1/CX3CR1 signalling in the pathophysiology of OA is still under investigation. This paper, based on a review of the literature, updates and summarises the current knowledge about CX3CL1/CX3CR1 in OA and indicates possible interactions with a potential for therapeutic targeting.
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- Piotr Wojdasiewicz
- Department of General and Experimental Pathology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 3c, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland,
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Gilliland CT, Salanga CL, Kawamura T, Trejo J, Handel TM. The chemokine receptor CCR1 is constitutively active, which leads to G protein-independent, β-arrestin-mediated internalization. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:32194-32210. [PMID: 24056371 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.503797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Activation of G protein-coupled receptors by their associated ligands has been extensively studied, and increasing structural information about the molecular mechanisms underlying ligand-dependent receptor activation is beginning to emerge with the recent expansion in GPCR crystal structures. However, some GPCRs are also able to adopt active conformations in the absence of agonist binding that result in the initiation of signal transduction and receptor down-modulation. In this report, we show that the CC-type chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) exhibits significant constitutive activity leading to a variety of cellular responses. CCR1 expression is sufficient to induce inhibition of cAMP formation, increased F-actin content, and basal migration of human and murine leukocytes. The constitutive activity leads to basal phosphorylation of the receptor, recruitment of β-arrestin-2, and subsequent receptor internalization. CCR1 concurrently engages Gαi and β-arrestin-2 in a multiprotein complex, which may be accommodated by homo-oligomerization or receptor clustering. The data suggest the presence of two functional states for CCR1; whereas receptor coupled to Gαi functions as a canonical GPCR, albeit with high constitutive activity, the CCR1·β-arrestin-2 complex is required for G protein-independent constitutive receptor internalization. The pertussis toxin-insensitive uptake of chemokine by the receptor suggests that the CCR1·β-arrestin-2 complex may be related to a potential scavenging function of the receptor, which may be important for maintenance of chemokine gradients and receptor responsiveness in complex fields of chemokines during inflammation.
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- the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- From the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Miyazaki H, Takabe K, Yeudall WA. Chemokines, chemokine receptors and the gastrointestinal system. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:2847-2863. [PMID: 23704819 PMCID: PMC3660811 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The biological properties of tumor cells are known to be regulated by a multitude of cytokines and growth factors, which include epidermal growth factor receptor agonists and members of the transforming growth factor β family. Furthermore, the recent explosion of research in the field of chemokine function as mediators of tumor progression has led to the possibility that these small, immunomodulatory proteins also play key roles in carcinogenesis and may, therefore, be potential targets for novel therapeutic approaches. In this review, we will summarize recently reported findings in chemokine biology with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract.
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Schnur E, Kessler N, Zherdev Y, Noah E, Scherf T, Ding FX, Rabinovich S, Arshava B, Kurbatska V, Leonciks A, Tsimanis A, Rosen O, Naider F, Anglister J. NMR mapping of RANTES surfaces interacting with CCR5 using linked extracellular domains. FEBS J 2013; 280:2068-84. [PMID: 23480650 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Chemokines constitute a large family of small proteins that regulate leukocyte trafficking to the site of inflammation by binding to specific cell-surface receptors belonging to the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. The interactions between N-terminal (Nt-) peptides of these GPCRs and chemokines have been studied extensively using NMR spectroscopy. However, because of the lower affinities of peptides representing the three extracellular loops (ECLs) of chemokine receptors to their respective chemokine ligands, information concerning these interactions is scarce. To overcome the low affinity of ECL peptides to chemokines, we linked two or three CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) extracellular domains using either biosynthesis in Escherichia coli or chemical synthesis. Using such chimeras, CCR5 binding to RANTES was followed using (1)H-(15)N-HSQC spectra to monitor titration of the chemokine with peptides corresponding to the extracellular surface of the receptor. Nt-CCR5 and ECL2 were found to be the major contributors to CCR5 binding to RANTES, creating an almost closed ring around this protein by interacting with opposing faces of the chemokine. A RANTES positively charged surface involved in Nt-CCR5 binding resembles the positively charged surface in HIV-1 gp120 formed by the C4 and the base of the third variable loop of gp120 (V3). The opposing surface on RANTES, composed primarily of β2-β3 hairpin residues, binds ECL2 and was found to be analogous to a surface in the crown of the gp120 V3. The chemical and biosynthetic approaches for linking GPCR surface regions discussed herein should be widely applicable to the investigation of interactions of extracellular segments of chemokine receptors with their respective ligands.
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Affiliation(s)
- Einat Schnur
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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