• We used hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry to map the binding interface of the evasin P672 that physically interacts with C-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (CCL8) and synthesized a 16-mer peptide (BK1.1) based on this interface region in evasin P672. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CCR1 was the first CC chemokine receptor identified and binds multiple inflammatory/inducible (see inducible gene) CC chemokines (including CCL4, CCL5, CCL6, CCL14, CCL15, CCL16 and CCL23). (wikipedia.org)
  • The CCR5 co-receptor also binds with chemokines produced by CD8+ T cells, including RANTES (CCL5), and MIP (macrophage inflammatory protein) 1α (CCL3) and 1β (CCL4). (biomedcentral.com)
  • CCR3 is a receptor for multiple inflammatory/inducible CC chemokines, including CCL11, CCL26, CCL7, CCL13, CCL15, CCL24 and CCL5 that attract eosinophils, and CCL28 that attracts B and T lymphocytes to mucosal tissues. (wikipedia.org)
  • The CC chemokines CCL3, CCL5, CCL17 and CCL22 signal through this receptor. (wikipedia.org)
  • In turn this leads to the secretion of a series of chemoattractants for T cells neutrophils and macrophages including Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand PAC-1 2 (CXCL2) Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL3) CCL2 and CCL5 with the attracted macrophages further synthesizing biglycan and amplifying the proinflammatory response PAC-1 [60]. (researchdataservice.com)
  • CC chemokine receptors (or beta chemokine receptors) are integral membrane proteins that specifically bind and respond to cytokines of the CC chemokine family. (wikipedia.org)
  • They represent one subfamily of chemokine receptors, a large family of G protein-linked receptors that are known as seven transmembrane (7-TM) proteins since they span the cell membrane seven times. (wikipedia.org)
  • The CC chemokine receptors all work by activating the G protein Gi. (wikipedia.org)
  • This molecule was originally designated CCR11 due to its ability to bind several CC chemokines (including CCL19, CCL21 and CCL25) and its structural similarity to chemokine receptors. (wikipedia.org)
  • A CC-type chemokine with specificity for CCR10 RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • A CC-type chemokine that is found at high levels in the THYMUS and has specificity for CCR4 RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Like the CHEMOKINES themselves, the receptors can be divided into at least three structural branches: CR, CCR, and CXCR, according to variations in a shared cysteine motif. (lookformedical.com)
  • A CC chemokine with specificity for CCR1 RECEPTORS and CCR5 RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • CCR receptors with specificity for CHEMOKINE CCL27. (lookformedical.com)
  • CCR receptors with specificity for a broad variety of CC CHEMOKINES. (lookformedical.com)
  • Chemokine CCL8 has specificity for CCR3 RECEPTORS and CCR5 RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Chemokine receptors that are specific for CC CHEMOKINES. (lookformedical.com)
  • CCR receptors with specificity for CHEMOKINE CCL2 and several other CCL2-related chemokines. (lookformedical.com)
  • A CC-type chemokine that is specific for CCR3 RECEPTORS. (lookformedical.com)
  • CCR receptors with specificity for CHEMOKINE CCL19 and CHEMOKINE CCL21. (lookformedical.com)
  • In this study, we focussed on the gene expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs), chemokine receptors (CCRs) and death receptor ligands in SARS-CoV infected DCs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In vitro studies have implicated chemokine receptors in consumption and clearance of specific ligands. (omeka.net)
  • We studied the role that various signaling chemokine receptors play during ligand homeostasis in vivo. (omeka.net)
  • We examined the levels of ligands in serum and CNS tissue in mice lacking chemokine receptors. (omeka.net)
  • The results indicate that signaling chemokine receptors clear chemokines from circulation and tissues. (omeka.net)
  • These homeostatic functions of signaling chemokine receptors need to be integrated into safety and efficacy calculations when considering therapeutic receptor blockade. (omeka.net)
  • The chemokine signal is transduced by chemokine receptors (G-protein coupled receptors) expressed on the immune cells. (genome.jp)
  • This multi-step process is enabled by inflammatory receptors and molecules expressed by the endothelial cells which capture the neutrophils and support their extravasation, alongside gradients of chemokines that guide the neutrophils through the ECM. (nature.com)
  • This is mostly due to surface toll-like receptors (TLRs) that can recognize both extracellular highly conserved microorganism structures or PAMPs (pathogen-associated molecular patterns) and alarmins further activating transcription factors of the same proinflammatory genes coding the production of proinflammatory regulatory substances, including cytokines and chemokines [ 4 , 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • This cytokine is a ligand for receptors TNFRSF13B /TACI, TNFRSF17 /BCMA, and TNFRSF13C /BAFF-R. This cytokine is expressed in B cell lineage cells, and acts as a potent B cell activator. (wikidoc.org)
  • [4] BAFF is the natural ligand of three unusual tumor necrosis factor receptors named BAFF-R (BR3), TACI (transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor), and BCMA (B-cell maturation antigen), all of which have differing binding affinities for it. (wikidoc.org)
  • All these ligands act as homotrimers (i.e. three of the same molecule) interacting with homotrimeric receptors, [6] although BAFF has been known to be active as either a hetero- or homotrimer (can aggregate into 60-mer depending on the primary structure of the protein). (wikidoc.org)
  • Cytokine and chemokine values from the 4 experiments were averaged for analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • We postulated that this lack of antiviral cytokine response against a background of intense chemokine upregulation could represent a mechanism of immune evasion by SARS-CoV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The binding of ligands to TLRs may trigger downstream signaling pathways that are involved in both the cytokine release during the primary induction of inflammation and secondary activation of anti-inflammatory mechanisms [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chemokines mediate leucocyte migration and homeostasis, and are key targets in inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, cytokine storm and chronic auto-immune disease. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Changes in ST mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation were assessed by immunoblotting and mRNA expression levels of selected cytokine and chemokines in primary ST bound by iRBC were determined using real-time, reverse transcription PCR. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition, secreted cytokine and chemokine proteins were assayed by standard ELISA, and chemotaxis of PBMC was assessed using a two-chamber assay system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • BAFF is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. (wikidoc.org)
  • The chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1) is a small cytokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family that was previously called GRO1 oncogene, GROα, KC, neutrophil-activating protein 3 (NAP-3) and melanoma growth stimulating activity, alpha (MGSA-α). (wikidoc.org)
  • BK1.3 also has substantially improved ability to inhibit CCL8, CCL7, CCL2 and CCL3 chemotactic function in vitro. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Finally, our data reveal that, independent of inflammation, murine colon macrophages act as a major source of Ccl7 and Ccl8 chemokines that trigger further recruitment of their pro-inflammatory monocyte precursors. (frontiersin.org)
  • CCR2 can interact with CCL2, CCL8 and CCL16 and has been identified on the surface of monocytes, activated memory T cells, B cells, and basophils in humans, and also in peritoneal macrophages in mice. (wikipedia.org)
  • We show that a BK1.1 derivative, BK1.3, has substantially improved ability to disrupt P672 binding to CCL8, CCL2 and CCL3 in an AlphaScreen assay. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Further, we uncovered several ligand-receptor pairs lining tumor cells and macrophages. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer cells is usually promoted by a unique population of macrophages, metastasis-associated macrophages (MAMs), which originate from inflammatory monocytes (IMs) recruited by the CC-chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2). (research-in-field.com)
  • Hierarchical clustering separated MAMs from various other citizen macrophages obviously, and discovered 37 genetics whose phrase was considerably higher in MAMs (Fig. 1, A and T). To small down the applicants, we likened mRNA amounts of these genetics between WT and manifestation in MAMs in vivo, we shot anti-CCL2 neutralizing antibody into WT rodents having a related weight of lung metastases. (research-in-field.com)
  • The treatment with anti-CCL2 antibody considerably covered up transcript amounts in MAMs (Fig. 2 C), suggesting that CCL2 can boost CCL3 manifestation in macrophages at the metastasis sites as well. (research-in-field.com)
  • This chemokine attracts naive T lymphocytes toward dendritic cells and activated macrophages in lymph nodes. (antikoerper-online.de)
  • Intestinal macrophages display a "tolerant" phenotype, poorly responsive to toll like receptor (TLR) ligands (vital to avoid triggering inflammatory responses while scavenging commensal bacteria) whilst maintaining a homeostatic environment via IL-10 and PGE 2 production ( 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Levels of 22 cytokines and chemokines associated with innate (A) or adaptive (B) immune responses. (cdc.gov)
  • Interestingly, the SARS-CoV infected DCs showed low expression of antiviral cytokines (IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ and IL-12p40), moderate upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) but significant upregulation of inflammatory chemokines (macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α/CCL3, regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES)/CCL-5, interferon-inducible protein of 10 kD (IP-10)/CXCL10 and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1/CCL2. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CCR2-deficient mice showed significantly increased amounts of circulating CCL2 compared with wild-type mice. (omeka.net)
  • CCR2-deficient peripheral blood and resident peritoneal cells exhibited reduced binding capacity and biologic responses to the CCR1 ligand CCL3, suggesting that elevated levels of CCR2 ligands had down-regulated CCR1. (omeka.net)
  • We present that account activation of CCR2 signaling requests MAMs to secrete another chemokine, CCL3. (research-in-field.com)
  • Outcomes Account activation of CCL2CCCR2 axis boosts CCL3 release from MAMs To check our speculation that CCR2 serves as a signaling receptor in MAMs, we identified potential downstream targets of CCR2 signaling in the MAMs initial. (research-in-field.com)
  • Cell surface glycoproteins that bind to chemokines and thus mediate the migration of pro-inflammatory molecules. (lookformedical.com)
  • Here we show that peptides possessing multiple-chemokine-binding and anti-inflammatory activities can be developed from the chemokine-binding site of an evasin. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Identification and characterization of the chemokine-binding interface of evasins could thus inspire the development of novel anti-inflammatory peptides that therapeutically target the chemokine network in inflammatory diseases. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The specific ligand of this receptor is CCL25 To note, the chemokine binding protein D6 had previously been named CCR9, but this molecule is a scavenger receptor not a true (signaling) chemokine receptor. (wikipedia.org)
  • These are named CCR1 to CCR10 according to the IUIS/WHO Subcommittee on Chemokine Nomenclature. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although the endogenous ligand involved in brain developmental process has not been identified, the environmental pollutant dioxin potently binds AhR and induces abnormalities in higher brain function of laboratory animals. (waseda.jp)
  • Osteoclasts and odontoclasts are multinucleated cells derived from hematogenous bone marrow, from the monocyte/macrophage cell lineage, and are formed by the fusion of these cells under the action of colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1), macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and RANKL (receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand), which also have a role in chemotaxis and cell differentiation [1]. (oatext.com)
  • Chemokines are small chemoattractant peptides that provide directional cues for the cell trafficking and thus are vital for protective host response. (genome.jp)
  • Recent evidence strongly suggests that H4R ligands might be exploited as potential therapeutics in allergy, inflammation, autoimmune disorders, and possibly cancer. (hindawi.com)
  • Decorin is also a ligand of TLR2 and TLR4 and can stimulate the production of proinflammatory molecules [25]. (researchdataservice.com)
  • The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a member of the bHLH-Per-Arnt-Sim subfamily, is a ligand-activated transcription factor reported to regulate nervous system development in both invertebrates and vertebrates, but the functions that AhR signaling pathway may have for mammalian cerebral cortex development remains elusive. (waseda.jp)
  • In addition, chemokines regulate plethora of biological processes of hematopoietic cells to lead cellular activation, differentiation and survival. (genome.jp)
  • Genes that regulate ligands for chemokine receptor genes have been associated with the risk of HIV infection, a notable example existing for chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3-like 1 ( CCL3L1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) has gained attention as therapeutic target in various malignancies. (cancerindex.org)
  • One mechanism of cell entry involves HIV-1 binding with the CD4 receptor and co-receptor chemokine (CC motif) receptor 5 (CCR5). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This chemokine is encoded by multiple genes. (lookformedical.com)
  • To this end, we produced mice expressing either constitutively active-AhR (CA-AhR), which has the capacity for ligand-independent activation of downstream genes, or AhR, which requires its ligands for activation. (waseda.jp)
  • [5] TACI binds worst since its affinity is higher for a protein similar to BAFF, called a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL). (wikidoc.org)
  • This chemokine is released from alpha-granules of activated platelets during platelet aggregation, and promotes blood coagulation by moderating the effects of heparin -like molecules. (wikidoc.org)
  • To date, ten true members of the CC chemokine receptor subfamily have been described. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is some suggestion that this chemokine receptor is restricted to memory T-cells within the lymphocyte pool. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ligands for this receptor are CCL1 and CCL16 CCR9 was previously called orphan receptor GPR 9-6 and is very highly expressed in thymus (on both immature and mature T-cells) while low in lymph nodes and spleen. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taking advantage of the diverse γδ TCR repertoire or other ligand-receptor interactions, γδ T cells can recognize a broad spectrum of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent manner, thereby activating downstream pleiotropic effects. (explorationpub.com)
  • The elevated CCL3 release outcomes in improved MAMCcancer cell relationship and extended preservation of MAMs in the metastasis sites, which promotes extravasation of cancers cells. (research-in-field.com)
  • which promoted receptor activator for nuclear factor B ligand (RANKL). (acthreceptor.com)
  • In addition, this interaction increased secretion of MIF and MIP-1α/CCL3 by ST and induced migration of PBMC towards iRBC-stimulated ST. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, in the treatment of diseases such as chronic pruritus, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, the use of selective H4R ligands and/or modulation of H1 and H4 receptor synergism may be more effective for such pathophysiological conditions. (hindawi.com)
  • However, due to the inability of this molecule (also known as CCRL1 and CCX CKR) to generate a signal following ligand interaction, it has been suggested that it is a scavenger receptor for chemokines and not a bona fide chemokine receptor. (wikipedia.org)
  • Induction of nitric oxide and production of reactive oxygen species are as well regulated by chemokine signal via calcium mobilization and diacylglycerol production. (genome.jp)