title: Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) recombinant IL-1beta and derived peptides induce migration of head-kidney leucocytes in vitro.
abstract: The present work provides the first information concerning the chemoattractant activity of trout recombinant IL-1beta and its derived peptides, referred to as P1, P2 and P3. The predicted rainbow trout mature interleukin-1beta peptide was produced as a recombinant protein in Escherichia coli. The first peptide, P1, corresponded to fragment 146-157 (YVTPVPIETEAR) of the trout sequence and had an MW of 137 kDa. It was equivalent to a region known to be part of the receptor binding domain from the mammalian crystal structure of IL-1beta complexed to its receptor. P2 was used as control peptide, consisting of the same 12 amino acids as P1, but arranged in a random sequence (VVEEYIRAPPTT). P3 was synthesised to complex with an adjacent region of the IL-1 receptor, and corresponded to fragment 207-216 (YRRNTGVDIS) of the trout sequence, with an MW of 1.18 kDa. Migration was stimulated when leucocytes were exposed to concentrations of > or = 10 ng ml(-1) rIL-1beta. Peptide P3 also induced leucocyte migration, with an optimal dose of 0.25 mM being recorded. While P1 had no effect on cell migration when used alone, synergism was evident as a consequence of combining P1 with a suboptimal dose (0.01 mM) of P3. No synergism occurred when cells were exposed to a combination of P3 and the control peptide P2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peddie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Secombes
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004357:Drug Synergism; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000276:immunology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D010455:Peptides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins