title: A peptide from ICAM-2 binds to the leukocyte integrin CD11a/CD18 and inhibits endothelial cell adhesion.
abstract: Numerous leukocyte functions depend on adhesive intercellular interactions. The leukocyte-specific integrins CD11a/CD18 (lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1)) and CD11b/CD18 (complement type 3 receptor (Mac-1)), which bind to the intercellular adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and ICAM-2, play a key role in adhesion. Little is known about the binding in molecular detail. We have now defined a peptide region from the first immunoglobulin domain of ICAM-2 that is specifically involved in binding to CD11a/CD18. A synthetic peptide from this part of ICAM-2, covering residues 21-42, bound to purified CD11a/CD18 and inhibited the adhesion of endothelial cells to this integrin. It also inhibited the binding of B lymphoblastoid cells to endothelial cells. Leukocytes bound to the peptide coated on plastic. Several shorter peptides from the same region showed less or no activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nortamo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valmu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tolvanen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huuskonen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Gahmberg
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C065289:ICAM2 protein, human; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D010446:Peptide Fragments