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Different contribution of chemokine N-terminal features attest a different ligand binding mode and a bias towards activation of the atypical chemokine receptor ACKR3/CXCR7 compared to CXCR4 and CXCR3
Szpakowska, Martyna; Nevins, Amanda M; Meyrath, Max Marc Roger et al.
2018In British Journal of Pharmacology, 175 (9), p. 1419-1438
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Abstract :
[en] Background and purpose Chemokines and their receptors form an intricate interaction and signaling network that plays critical roles in various physiological and pathological cellular processes. The high promiscuity and apparent redundancy of this network makes probing individual chemokine/receptor interactions and functional effects, as well as targeting individual receptor axes for therapeutic applications, challenging. Despite poor sequence identity, the N-terminal regions of chemokines, which play a key role in their activity and selectivity, harbor several conserved features. Thus far, little is known regarding the molecular basis of their interactions with conventional vs. atypical chemokine receptors or the conservation of their contributions across chemokine-receptor pairs. Experimental Approach In this study, using a broad panel of chemokine variants and modified peptides derived from the N-terminal region of chemokines CXCL12, CXCL11, and vCCL2, we compare the role of various features in binding and activation of their shared receptors, the two canonical G protein-signaling receptors, CXCR4 and CXCR3, as well as the atypical scavenger receptor CXCR7/ACKR3, which shows exclusively arrestin-dependent activity. Key Results We provide exhaustive molecular insights into the plasticity of the ligand-binding pockets of these receptors, their chemokine binding modes, and their activation mechanisms. We show that, although the chemokine N-terminal region is a critical determinant, neither the most proximal residues nor the N-loop are essential for ACKR3 binding and activation, as opposed to CXCR4 and CXCR3. Conclusion and Implications These results suggest a different interaction mechanism between this atypical receptor and its ligands and illustrates its strong propensity to activation.
Disciplines :
Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Szpakowska, Martyna;  Luxembourg Institute of Health > Department of Infection and Immunity > Immuno-Pharmacology and Interactomics
Nevins, Amanda M
Meyrath, Max Marc Roger 
Rhainds, David
D'huys, Thomas
Guité-Vinet, François
Dupuis, Nadine
Gauthier, Pierre-Arnaud
Counson, Manuel
Kleist, Andrew
St-Onge, Geneviève
Hanson, Julien  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie pharmaceutique
Schols, Dominique
Volkman, Brian
Heveker, Nikolaus
Chevigné, Andy
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Language :
English
Title :
Different contribution of chemokine N-terminal features attest a different ligand binding mode and a bias towards activation of the atypical chemokine receptor ACKR3/CXCR7 compared to CXCR4 and CXCR3
Publication date :
May 2018
Journal title :
British Journal of Pharmacology
ISSN :
0007-1188
Publisher :
Wiley-Blackwell, United States
Volume :
175
Issue :
9
Pages :
1419-1438
Peer reviewed :
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