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GPCR crystal structures: Medicinal chemistry in the pocket. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:3880-906. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hu L, Fan Z, Du H, Ni R, Zhang S, Yin K, Ye J, Zhang Y, Wei X, Zhang X, Gross PL, Kunapuli SP, Ding Z. BF061, a novel antiplatelet and antithrombotic agent targeting P2Y₁₂ receptor and phosphodiesterase. Thromb Haemost 2011; 106:1203-14. [PMID: 21946947 DOI: 10.1160/th11-06-0400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The addition of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors has been reported to potentiate the antithrombotic effects of P2Y₁₂ antagonists without increasing bleeding risk. In this study, we report that a potent antiplatelet agent, 2-ethylthio-6-phenethylaminoadenosine (BF061), inhibits platelet activation and thrombosis via P2Y₁₂ antagonism and PDE inhibition. We explored the antiplatelet mechanism of BF061 by measuring cAMP, cGMP levels, PDE activity, and the interaction between ADP and P2Y₁₂ using atomic force microscopy. The antithrombotic effect of BF061 was evaluated in mice using intravital microscopy in FeCl₃₋induced mesenteric and laser-induced cremasteric arterial thrombosis models. BF061 robustly inhibited platelet aggregation and ATP release induced by multiple platelet agonists via P2Y₁₂ antagonism and PDE inhibition. Interestingly, despite being structurally similar to BF061, P2Y₁₂ receptor antagonist AR-C69931MX had no effect on human platelet PDE. In FeCl3-induced mesenteric arterial thrombosis model, BF061 effectively prevented thrombus formation similarly to clopidogrel; it also reduced thrombus volume in laser-injured cremaster arteriole model. In contrast, BF061 induced dramatically less bleeding at an antithrombotic dose compared to clopidogrel. In summary, we developed a novel antiplatelet and antithrombotic agent targeting both P2Y₁₂ and PDE. Given the prevalence of combined antiplatelet therapy in clinical practice, an antiplatelet agent bearing dual activities may have therapeutic advantage as a potential antithrombotic drug.
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- Liang Hu
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai,China
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Verzijl D, IJzerman AP. Functional selectivity of adenosine receptor ligands. Purinergic Signal 2011; 7:171-92. [PMID: 21544511 PMCID: PMC3146648 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9232-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Adenosine receptors are plasma membrane proteins that transduce an extracellular signal into the interior of the cell. Basically every mammalian cell expresses at least one of the four adenosine receptor subtypes. Recent insight in signal transduction cascades teaches us that the current classification of receptor ligands into agonists, antagonists, and inverse agonists relies very much on the experimental setup that was used. Upon activation of the receptors by the ubiquitous endogenous ligand adenosine they engage classical G protein-mediated pathways, resulting in production of second messengers and activation of kinases. Besides this well-described G protein-mediated signaling pathway, adenosine receptors activate scaffold proteins such as β-arrestins. Using innovative and sensitive experimental tools, it has been possible to detect ligands that preferentially stimulate the β-arrestin pathway over the G protein-mediated signal transduction route, or vice versa. This phenomenon is referred to as functional selectivity or biased signaling and implies that an antagonist for one pathway may be a full agonist for the other signaling route. Functional selectivity makes it necessary to redefine the functional properties of currently used adenosine receptor ligands and opens possibilities for new and more selective ligands. This review focuses on the current knowledge of functionally selective adenosine receptor ligands and on G protein-independent signaling of adenosine receptors through scaffold proteins.
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- Dennis Verzijl
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Chemoattraction to lysophosphatidic acid does not require a change in membrane potential inTetrahymena thermophila. Cell Biol Int 2011; 35:519-28. [DOI: 10.1042/cbi20100320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mines MA, Goodwin JS, Limbird LE, Cui FF, Fan GH. Deubiquitination of CXCR4 by USP14 is critical for both CXCL12-induced CXCR4 degradation and chemotaxis but not ERK ativation. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:5742-52. [PMID: 19106094 PMCID: PMC2645827 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808507200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The chemokine receptor CXCR4 plays important roles in the immune and
nervous systems. Abnormal expression of CXCR4 contributes to cancer and
inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders. Although ligand-dependent CXCR4
ubiquitination is known to accelerate CXCR4 degradation, little is known about
counter mechanisms for receptor deubiquitination. CXCL12, a CXCR4 agonist,
induces a time-dependent association of USP14 with CXCR4, or its C terminus,
that is not mimicked by USP2A, USP4, or USP7, other members of the
deubiquitination catalytic family. Co-localization of CXCR4 and USP14 also is
time-dependent following CXCL12 stimulation. The physical interaction of CXCR4
and USP14 is paralleled by USP14-catalyzed deubiquitination of the receptor;
knockdown of endogenous USP14 by RNA interference (RNAi) blocks CXCR4
deubiquitination, whereas overexpression of USP14 promotes CXCR4
deubiquitination. We also observed that ubiquitination of CXCR4 facilitated
receptor degradation, whereas overexpression of USP14 or RNAi-induced
knockdown of USP14 blocked CXCL12-mediated CXCR4 degradation. Most
interestingly, CXCR4-mediated chemotactic cell migration was blocked by either
overexpression or RNAi-mediated knockdown of USP14, implying that a
CXCR4-ubiquitin cycle on the receptor, rather than a particular ubiquitinated
state of the receptor, is critical for the ligand gradient sensing and
directed motility required for chemokine-mediated chemotaxis. Our observation
that a mutant of CXCR4, HA-3K/R CXCR4, which cannot be ubiquitinated and does
not mediate a chemotactic response to CXCL12, indicates the importance of this
covalent modification not only in marking receptors for degradation but also
for permitting CXCR4-mediated signaling. Finally, the indistinguishable
activation of ERK by wild typeor 3K/R-CXCR4 suggests that chemotaxis in
response to CXCL12 may be independent of the ERK cascade.
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- Marjelo A Mines
- Department of Neurobiology and Neurotoxicology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, USA
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Shyu WC, Liu DD, Lin SZ, Li WW, Su CY, Chang YC, Wang HJ, Wang HW, Tsai CH, Li H. Implantation of olfactory ensheathing cells promotes neuroplasticity in murine models of stroke. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:2482-95. [PMID: 18596986 DOI: 10.1172/jci34363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Murine olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) promote central nervous system axonal regeneration in models of spinal cord injury. We investigated whether OECs could induce a neuroplastic effect to improve the neurological dysfunction caused by hypoxic/ischemic stress. In this study, human OECs/olfactory nerve fibroblasts (hOECs/ONFs) specifically secreted trophic factors including stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1alpha). Rats with intracerebral hOEC/ONF implantation showed more improvement on behavioral measures of neurological deficit following stroke than control rats. [18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET) showed increased glucose metabolic activity in the hOEC/ONF-treated group compared with controls. In mice, transplanted hOECs/ONFs and endogenous homing stem cells including intrinsic neural progenitor cells and bone marrow stem cells colocalized with specific neural and vascular markers, indicating stem cell fusion. Both hOECs/ONFs and endogenous homing stem cells enhanced neuroplasticity in the rat and mouse ischemic brain. Upregulation of SDF-1alpha and CXCR4 in hOECs/ONFs promoted neurite outgrowth of cocultured primary cortical neurons under oxygen glucose deprivation conditions and in stroke animals through upregulation of cellular prion protein (PrP C) expression. Therefore, the upregulation of SDF-1alpha and the enhancement of CXCR4 and PrP C interaction induced by hOEC/ONF implantation mediated neuroplastic signals in response to hypoxia and ischemia.
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- Woei-Cherng Shyu
- Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Republic of China
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Pan H, Luo C, Li R, Qiao A, Zhang L, Mines M, Nyanda AM, Zhang J, Fan GH. Cyclophilin A Is Required for CXCR4-mediated Nuclear Export of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A2, Activation and Nuclear Translocation of ERK1/2, and Chemotactic Cell Migration. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:623-637. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704934200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Di Cesare S, Marshall JC, Fernandes BF, Logan P, Antecka E, Filho VB, Burnier MN. In vitro characterization and inhibition of the CXCR4/CXCL12 chemokine axis in human uveal melanoma cell lines. Cancer Cell Int 2007; 7:17. [PMID: 18001467 PMCID: PMC2194662 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-7-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Purpose The CXCR4/CXCL12 chemokine axis may play a critical role in guiding CXCR4+ circulating malignant cells to organ specific locations that actively secrete its ligand CXCL12 (SDF-1) such as bone, brain, liver, and lungs. We sought to characterize the presence of the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis in five uveal melanoma (UM) cell lines in vitro. The ability of TN14003, a synthetic peptide inhibitor that targets the CXCR4 receptor complex, to inhibit this axis was also assessed. Methods Immunocytochemistry was performed against CXCR4 to confirm expression of this chemokine receptor in all five UM cell lines. Flow cytometry was preformed to evaluate CXCR4 cell surface expression on all five UM cell lines. A proliferation assay was also used to test effects TN14003 would have on cellular proliferation. Inhibition of cellular migration by specifically inhibiting the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis with TN14003 was also investigated. The binding efficacy of TN14003 to the CXCR4 receptor was assessed through flow cytometric methods. Results The CXCR4 receptor was present on all five UM cell lines. All five cell lines expressed different relative levels of surface CXCR4. TN14003 did not affect the proliferation of the five cell lines (p > 0.05). All cell lines migrated towards the chemokine CXCL12 at a level greater than the negative control (p < 0.05). All 5 cell lines pre-incubated with TN14003 prevented cellular migration towards chemokine CXCL12 (p < 0.01). TN14003 preferentially binds CXCR4 to native ligand CXCL12. Conclusion Interfering with the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis, using TN14003 was shown to effectively down regulate UM cell migration in vitro. Knowing that UM expresses the CXCR4 receptor, these CXCR4+ cells may be less likely to colonize distant organs that secrete the CXCL12 ligand, if treated with an inhibitor that binds CXCR4. Further studies should be pursued in order to test TN14003 efficacy in vivo.
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- Sebastian Di Cesare
- The Henry C, Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
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Zhang W, Navenot JM, Frilot NM, Fujii N, Peiper SC. Association of nucleophosmin negatively regulates CXCR4-mediated G protein activation and chemotaxis. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 72:1310-21. [PMID: 17715399 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.037119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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CXCR4, the primary receptor for CXCL12, plays a critical role in the development of hematopoietic, vascular, central nervous, and immune systems by mediating directional migration of precursor cells. This mechanism promotes homing of tumor cells to metastatic sites that secrete CXCL12, and CXCR4 expression is a negative prognostic factor in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). To elucidate mechanisms that regulate CXCR4 signaling, we used a proteomic approach to identify proteins physically associated with CXCR4. Analysis of CXCR4 immune complexes identified nucleophosmin (NPM), which was confirmed by reciprocal coimmunoprecipitation for NPM. Constitutively active CXCR4 variants bound higher levels of NPM than the wild-type receptor, which was reversed by T140, an inverse agonist. NPM binding to CXCR4 localized interactions to the C terminus and cytoplasmic loop (CL)-3, but not CL-1 or CL-2. Alanine scanning mutagenesis demonstrated that positively charged amino acids in CL-3 were critical for NPM binding. Recombinant NPM decreased GTP binding in membrane fractions after activation of CXCR4 by CXCL12. Suppression of NPM expression enhanced chemotactic responses to CXCL12, and, conversely, overexpression of a cytosolic NPM mutant reduced chemotaxis induced by CXCL12. This study provides evidence for a novel role for NPM as a negative regulator of CXCR4 signaling induced by CXCL12 that may be relevant to the biology of AML.
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- Wenbo Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Kreunin P, Yoo C, Urquidi V, Lubman DM, Goodison S. Proteomic profiling identifies breast tumor metastasis-associated factors in an isogenic model. Proteomics 2007; 7:299-312. [PMID: 17205601 PMCID: PMC2663396 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A combination of LC and MS was applied to an isogenic breast tumor metastasis model to identify proteins associated with a cellular phenotype. Chromatofocusing followed by nonporous-RP-HPLC/ESI-TOF MS was applied to cell lysates of a pair of monoclonal cell lines from the human breast carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-435 that have different metastatic phenotypes in immune-compromised mice. This method was developed to separate proteins based on pI and hydrophobicity. The high resolution and mass accuracy of ESI-TOF measurements provided a good correlation of theoretical MW and experimental Mr values of intact proteins measured in mass maps obtained in the pH range 3.8-6.4. The isolated proteins were digested by trypsin and analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS, MALDI-QIT-TOF MS, and monolith-based HPLC/MS/MS. The unique combination of the techniques provided valuable information including quantitation and modification of proteins. We identified 89 selected proteins, of which 43 were confirmed as differentially expressed. Metastasis-associated proteins included galectin-1, whereas annexin I and annexin II were associated with the nonmetastatic phenotype. In this study, we demonstrate that combining a variety of MS tools with a multidimensional liquid-phase separation provides the ability to map cellular protein content, to search for modified proteins, and to correlate protein expression with cellular phenotype.
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- Paweena Kreunin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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WHIM (warts-hypogammaglobulinemia-infections-myelokathexis) syndrome is a recently described primary immunodeficiency disorder caused by mutation of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor gene. We report here of a 6.5-yr-old girl with bacterial infections, severe chronic neutropenia, and hypogammaglobulinemia. Sequencing the CXCR4 gene revealed a c.1013C > G sequence variant suggesting WHIM syndrome. Recurrent c.1013C > G sequence variant of the CXCR4 gene resulting in p.S338X truncation mutation of this chemokine receptor protein is first reported here.
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- Krisztina Alapi
- Department of Infectious and Pediatric Immunology, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Li R, Luo C, Mines M, Zhang J, Fan GH. Chemokine CXCL12 induces binding of ferritin heavy chain to the chemokine receptor CXCR4, alters CXCR4 signaling, and induces phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of ferritin heavy chain. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:37616-27. [PMID: 17056593 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m607266200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chemokine receptor-initiated signaling plays critical roles in cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration. However, the regulation of chemokine receptor signaling under physiological and pathological conditions is not fully understood. In the present study, we demonstrate that the CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) formed a complex with ferritin heavy chain (FHC) in a ligand-dependent manner. Our in vitro binding assays revealed that purified FHC associated with both the glutathione S-transferase-conjugated N-terminal and C-terminal domains of CXCR4, thereby suggesting the presence of more than one FHC binding site in the protein sequence of CXCR4. Using confocal microscopy, we observed that stimulation with CXCL12, the receptor ligand, induced colocalization of the internalized CXCR4 with FHC into internal vesicles. Furthermore, after CXCL12 treatment, FHC underwent time-dependent nuclear translocation and phosphorylation at serine residues. By contrast, a mutant form of FHC in which serine 178 was replaced by alanine (S178A) failed to undergo phosphorylation, suggesting that serine 178 is the major phosphorylation site. Compared with the wild type FHC, the FHC-S178A mutant exhibited reduced association with CXCR4 and constitutive nuclear translocation. We also found that CXCR4-mediated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) activation and chemotaxis were inhibited by overexpression of wild type FHC but not FHC-S178A mutant, and were prolonged by FHC knockdown. In addition to CXCR4, other chemokine receptor-initiated signaling appeared to be similarly regulated by FHC, because CXCR2-mediated ERK1/2 activation was also inhibited by FHC overexpression and prolonged by FHC knockdown. Altogether, our data provide strong evidence for an important role of FHC in chemokine receptor signaling and receptor-mediated cell migration.
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- Runsheng Li
- Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, People's Republic of China
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Luo C, Pan H, Mines M, Watson K, Zhang J, Fan GH. CXCL12 Induces Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Cortactin, Which Plays a Role in CXC Chemokine Receptor 4-mediated Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase Activation and Chemotaxis. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:30081-93. [PMID: 16905744 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605837200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) plays a role in the development of immune and central nervous systems as well as in cancer growth and metastasis. CXCR4-initiated signaling cascades leading to cell proliferation and chemotaxis are critical for these functions. The present study demonstrated that stimulation of CXCR4 by its ligand, CXCL12, induced transient translocation of cortactin from endosomal compartments to the cell periphery where it colocalized with CXCR4 followed by internalization of CXCR4 together with cortactin into endosomes. Cortactin was co-immunoprecipitated with CXCR4 in response to CXCL12 treatment in a time-dependent manner. Ligand stimulation induced phosphorylation of cortactin at tyrosine 421, and the phosphorylation was both c-Src- and dynamin-dependent. Cortactin overexpression promoted CXCR4 internalization and recycling. However, overexpression of a cortactin mutant in which tyrosine 421 was replaced with alanine (cortactin-Y421A) or knockdown of cortactin with RNA interference (RNAi) reduced CXCR4 internalization in response to CXCL12. CXCR4-mediated activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 was significantly prolonged by overexpression of wild-type cortactin but not by the cortactin-Y421A mutant and was inhibited by cortactin knockdown with RNAi. Moreover, CXCL12-induced chemotaxis was enhanced by cortactin overexpression, reduced by overexpression of the cortactin-Y421A mutant, and blocked by cortactin knockdown with RNAi. These data provide strong evidence for an important role of cortactin in CXCR4 signaling and trafficking as well in the receptor-mediated cell migration.
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- Cherry Luo
- Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, USA
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Baudouin SJ, Pujol F, Nicot A, Kitabgi P, Boudin H. Dendrite-selective redistribution of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 following agonist stimulation. Mol Cell Neurosci 2006; 33:160-9. [PMID: 16952464 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2006.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The chemokine SDF-1 is a secreted protein that plays a critical role in several aspects of neuron development through interaction with its unique receptor CXCR4. A key mechanism that controls neuron responsiveness to extracellular signals during neuronal growth is receptor endocytosis. Since we previously reported that SDF-1 regulates axon development without affecting the other neurites, we asked whether this could correlate with a compartment-selective trafficking of CXCR4. We thus studied CXCR4 behavior upon SDF-1 exposure in rat hippocampus slices and in transfected neuron cultures. A massive agonist-induced redistribution of CXCR4 in endosomes was observed in dendrites whereas no modification was evidenced in axons. Our data suggest that CXCR4 trafficking may play a role in mediating selective effects of SDF-1 on distinct neuronal membrane subdomains.
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- Stéphane J Baudouin
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, I.N.S.E.R.M., Unité 643, I.T.E.R.T, CHU Hotel-Dieu, University of Nantes, 30 Bd Jean Monnet, 44035 Nantes Cedex 01, France
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