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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
Chemokines are a group of small proteins that have a variety of functions, including the activation and recruitment of immune cells during episodes of inflammation. In common with many cytokines, it has been observed that chemokines have the potential to bind heparin-like glycosaminoglycan molecules, which are normally expressed on proteoglycan components of the cell surface and extracellular matrix. The significance of this interaction for chemokine activity remains a subject of debate. In this study, Chinese hamster ovary cells were transfected separately with the human chemokine receptors CCR1 and CCR5, and these receptors were shown to induce an intracytoplasmic Ca(2+) flux and cellular chemotaxis following stimulation with the natural CC chemokine ligands (MIP-1alpha, RANTES (regulated on activation normal T cell expressed), and MIP-1beta). In further experiments, mutant CHO cells, with a defect in normal glycosaminoglycan (GAG) expression, were also transfected with, and shown to express similar levels of, CCR1 and CCR5. Although these receptors were functional, it was found that the mutant cells required exposure to higher concentrations of ligands than the wild-type cells in order to produce the same intracytoplasmic Ca(2+) flux. Radioligand binding experiments demonstrated that specific chemokine receptors expressed by wild-type cells had a significantly greater affinity for MIP-1alpha than similar receptors expressed by GAG-deficient mutants. However, there was no significant difference between these cells in their affinity for RANTES or MIP-1beta. In conclusion, it has been demonstrated clearly that GAG expression is not necessary for the biological activity of the chemokines MIP-1alpha, RANTES, or MIP-1beta. However, the presence of cell surface GAGs does enhance the activity of low concentrations of these chemokines by a mechanism that appears to involve sequestration onto the cell surface.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCR1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL5, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycosaminoglycans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heparin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, CCR1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, CCR5, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Chemokine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11721-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Chemokine CCL3, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Chemokine CCL4, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Chemokine CCL5, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Glycosaminoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Heparin, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Receptors, CCR1, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Receptors, CCR5, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Receptors, Chemokine, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10766793-Transfection
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Examination of the function of RANTES, MIP-1alpha, and MIP-1beta following interaction with heparin-like glycosaminoglycans.
pubmed:affiliation
Immunobiology Group, Department of Surgery, The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom. simi.ali@newcastle.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't