Chemokine interactome mapping enables tailored intervention in acute and chronic inflammation.
Chemokines orchestrate leukocyte trafficking and function in health and disease. Heterophilic interactions between chemokines in a given microenvironment may amplify, inhibit, or modulate their activity; however, a systematic evaluation of the chemokine interactome has not been performed. We used immunoligand blotting and surface plasmon resonance to obtain a comprehensive map ... of chemokine-chemokine interactions and to confirm their specificity. Structure-function analyses revealed that chemokine activity can be enhanced by CC-type heterodimers but inhibited by CXC-type heterodimers. Functional synergism was achieved through receptor heteromerization induced by CCL5-CCL17 or receptor retention at the cell surface via auxiliary proteoglycan binding of CCL5-CXCL4. In contrast, inhibitory activity relied on conformational changes (in CXCL12), affecting receptor signaling. Obligate CC-type heterodimers showed high efficacy and potency and drove acute lung injury and atherosclerosis, processes abrogated by specific CCL5-derived peptide inhibitors or knock-in of an interaction-deficient CXCL4 variant. Atheroprotective effects of CCL17 deficiency were phenocopied by a CCL5-derived peptide disrupting CCL5-CCL17 heterodimers, whereas a CCL5 ?-helix peptide mimicked inhibitory effects on CXCL12-driven platelet aggregation. Thus, formation of specific chemokine heterodimers differentially dictates functional activity and can be exploited for therapeutic targeting.
Mesh Terms:
Acute Disease, Animals, Blood Platelets, Chemokines, Chronic Disease, Disease Models, Animal, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Peptides, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Multimerization
Acute Disease, Animals, Blood Platelets, Chemokines, Chronic Disease, Disease Models, Animal, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Peptides, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Multimerization
Sci Transl Med
Date: Dec. 05, 2016
PubMed ID: 28381538
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