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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
35
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
Activated lymphocytes synthesize and secrete substantial amounts of the beta-chemokines macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1 alpha/CCL3 and MIP-1 beta/CCL4, both of which inhibit infection of cells with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The native form of MIP-1 beta secreted by activated human peripheral blood lymphocytes (MIP-1 beta(3-69)) lacks the two NH(2)-terminal amino acids of the full-length protein. This truncated form of MIP-1 beta has now been affinity-purified from the culture supernatant of such cells, and its structure has been confirmed by mass spectrometry. Functional studies of the purified protein revealed that MIP-1 beta(3-69) retains the abilities to induce down-modulation of surface expression of the chemokine receptor CCR5 and to inhibit the CCR5-mediated entry of HIV-1 in T cells. Characterization of the chemokine receptor specificity of MIP-1 beta(3-69) showed that the truncated protein not only shares the ability of intact MIP-1 beta to induce Ca(2+) signaling through CCR5, but unlike the full-length protein, it also triggers a Ca(2+) response via CCR1 and CCR2b. These results demonstrate that NH(2)-terminally truncated MIP-1 beta functions as a chemokine agonist with expanded receptor reactivity, which may represent an important mechanism for regulation of immune cell recruitment during inflammatory and antiviral responses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
32348-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural truncation of the chemokine MIP-1 beta /CCL4 affects receptor specificity but not anti-HIV-1 activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Therapeutic Proteins, CBER, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. guan@cber.fda.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article