title: Pharmacological characterization of the chemokine receptor, CCR5.
abstract: 1. We investigated the effects of a number of naturally occurring chemokines (MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, RANTES, MCP-2, MCP-3, MCP-4) on different processes linked to the chemokine receptor CCR5 in recombinant CHO cells expressing the receptor at different levels. 2. Internalization of CCR5 following chemokine treatment was studied and MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta and RANTES (50 nM) were able to induce internalization (similar50%) of the receptor. Internalization due to MCP-2, MCP-3 and MCP-4 was less (similar20%). 3. Phosphorylation of CCR5 following chemokine treatment was studied and MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta and RANTES (50 nM) were able to induce phosphorylation of CCR5 whereas the other chemokines did not induce CCR5 phosphorylation. 4. MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, RANTES and MCP-2 were able to stimulate [(35)S]-GTPgammaS binding, an index of receptor/G protein activation, whereas MCP-3 and MCP-4 had no effect in this assay. MCP-2 was a partial agonist (similar80%) compared to MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta and RANTES, which gave similar maximal stimulations in this assay. 5. MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, RANTES, MCP-2 and MCP-4 were able to stimulate increases in intracellular calcium ions via activation of CCR5 whereas MCP-3 was without effect. 6. It is concluded that different chemokines interacting with CCR5 mediate different patterns of cellular responses.
authors.affiliation: School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, The University of Reading, PO Box 228, Reading RG6 6AJ.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Nasir G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: Marc C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goedecke
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McKeating
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Strange
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5 / Q000494:pharmacology; D018925:Chemokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D018945:Monocyte Chemoattractant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D019713:Receptors, CCR5 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D018925:Chemokines; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins; D018945:Monocyte Chemoattractant Proteins; D019713:Receptors, CCR5; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D002118:Calcium