title: CCL3, acting via the chemokine receptor CCR5, leads to independent activation of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and Gi proteins.
abstract: The interaction of the chemokine receptor, CCR5, expressed in recombinant cells, with different G proteins was investigated and CCR5 was found to interact with Gi, Go and Gq species. Interaction with Gi leads to G protein activation, whereas Gq does not seem to be activated. Additionally, CCR5 activation also leads to phosphorylation of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2). Activation of JAK2 is independent of Gi or Gq activation. Gi protein activation was not prevented by inhibition of JAK, showing that heterotrimeric G protein activation and activation of the JAK/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway are independent of each other.
authors.affiliation: School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Strange
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000378:metabolism*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D008024:Ligands; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D013997:Time Factors; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C483024:CCL5 protein, human; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D008024:Ligands; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020032:Tyrphostins; C095512:alpha-cyano-(3,4-dihydroxy)-N-benzylcinnamide; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507924:JAK2 protein, human; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D002118:Calcium