Chemokine

Small cytokines (intecrine/chemokine), interleukin-8 like

Solution structure of interleukin-8, a chemokine of the CXC subfamily
Identifiers
Symbol IL8
Pfam PF00048
InterPro IPR001811
PROSITE PDOC00434
SCOP 3il8
SUPERFAMILY 3il8

Chemokines (Greek -kinos, movement) are a family of small cytokines, or signaling proteins secreted by cells. Their name is derived from their ability to induce directed chemotaxis in nearby responsive cells; they are chemotactic cytokines.

Cytokine proteins are classified as chemokines according to behavior and structural characteristics. In addition to being known for mediating chemotaxis, chemokines are all approximately 8-10 kilodaltons in mass and have four cysteine residues in conserved locations that are key to forming their 3-dimensional shape.

These proteins have historically been known under several other names including the SIS family of cytokines, SIG family of cytokines, SCY family of cytokines, Platelet factor-4 superfamily or intercrines. Some chemokines are considered pro-inflammatory and can be induced during an immune response to recruit cells of the immune system to a site of infection, while others are considered homeostatic and are involved in controlling the migration of cells during normal processes of tissue maintenance or development. Chemokines are found in all vertebrates, some viruses and some bacteria, but none have been described for other invertebrates.

Chemokines have been classified into four main subfamilies : CXC, CC, CX3C and XC. All of these proteins exert their biological effects by interacting with G protein-linked transmembrane receptors called chemokine receptors, that are selectively found on the surfaces of their target cells.[1]

Function

Chemokines released by infected or damaged cells form a concentration gradient. Attracted cells move through the gradient towards the higher concentration of chemokine.

The major role of chemokines is to act as a chemoattractant to guide the migration of cells. Cells that are attracted by chemokines follow a signal of increasing chemokine concentration towards the source of the chemokine. Some chemokines control cells of the immune system during processes of immune surveillance, such as directing lymphocytes to the lymph nodes so they can screen for invasion of pathogens by interacting with antigen-presenting cells residing in these tissues. These are known as homeostatic chemokines and are produced and secreted without any need to stimulate their source cell(s). Some chemokines have roles in development; they promote angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels), or guide cells to tissues that provide specific signals critical for cellular maturation. Other chemokines are inflammatory and are released from a wide variety of cells in response to bacterial infection, viruses and agents that cause physical damage such as silica or the urate crystals that occur in gout. Their release is often stimulated by pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 1. Inflammatory chemokines function mainly as chemoattractants for leukocytes, recruiting monocytes, neutrophils and other effector cells from the blood to sites of infection or tissue damage. Certain inflammatory chemokines activate cells to initiate an immune response or promote wound healing. They are released by many different cell types and serve to guide cells of both innate immune system and adaptive immune system.

Types by function

Chemokines are functionally divided into two groups:

Homing

For more details on this topic, see Homing (hematopoietic).

The main function of chemokines is to manage the migration of leukocytes (homing) in the respective anatomical locations in inflammatory and homeostatic processes.

Basal: homeostatic chemokines are basal produced in the thymus and lymphoid tissues. Their homeostatic function in homing is best exemplified by the chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 (expressed within lymph nodes and on lymphatic endothelial cells) and their receptor CCR7 (expressed on cells destined for homing in cells to these organs). Using these ligands is possible routing antigen-presenting cells (APC) to lymph nodes during the adaptive immune response. Among other homeostatic chemokine receptors include: CCR9, CCR10, and CXCR5, which are important as part of the cell addresses for tissue-specific homing of leukocytes. CCR9 supports the migration of leukocytes into the intestine, CCR10 to the skin and CXCR5 supports the migration of B-cell to follicles of lymph nodes. As well CXCL12 (SDF-1) constitutively produced in the bone marrow promotes proliferation of progenitor B cells in the bone marrow microenvironment.[3][4]

Inflammatory: inflammatory chemokines are produced in high concentrations during infection or injury and determine the migration of inflammatory leukocytes into the damaged area. Typical inflammatory chemokines include: CCL2, CCL3 and CCL5, CXCL1, CXCL2 and CXCL8. A typical example is CXCL-8, which chemoatractants for neutrophils. In contrast to the homeostatic chemokine receptors, there is significantly promiscuous (redundancy) binding receptor and inflammatory chemokines. This often complicated research on receptor-specific therapeutics in this area. [4]

Types by cell attracted

Structural characteristics

All chemokines share a typical Greek key structure that is stabilised by disulfide bonds between conserved cysteine residues.

Proteins are classified into the chemokine family based on their structural characteristics, not just their ability to attract cells. All chemokines are small, with a molecular mass of between 8 and 10 kDa. They are approximately 20-50% identical to each other; that is, they share gene sequence and amino acid sequence homology. They all also possess conserved amino acids that are important for creating their 3-dimensional or tertiary structure, such as (in most cases) four cysteines that interact with each other in pairs to create a Greek key shape that is a characteristic of chemokines. Intramolecular disulfide bonds typically join the first to third, and the second to fourth cysteine residues, numbered as they appear in the protein sequence of the chemokine. Typical chemokine proteins are produced as pro-peptides, beginning with a signal peptide of approximately 20 amino acids that gets cleaved from the active (mature) portion of the molecule during the process of its secretion from the cell. The first two cysteines, in a chemokine, are situated close together near the N-terminal end of the mature protein, with the third cysteine residing in the centre of the molecule and the fourth close to the C-terminal end. A loop of approximately ten amino acids follows the first two cysteines and is known as the N-loop. This is followed by a single-turn helix, called a 310-helix, three β-strands and a C-terminal α-helix. These helices and strands are connected by turns called 30s, 40s and 50s loops; the third and fourth cysteines are located in the 30s and 50s loops.[6]

Types by structure

CC chemokines
Name Gene Other name(s) Receptor Uniprot
CCL1 Scya1 I-309, TCA-3 CCR8
CCL2 Scya2 MCP-1 CCR2 P13500
CCL3 Scya3 MIP-1a CCR1 P10147
CCL4 Scya4 MIP-1β CCR1, CCR5 P13236
CCL5 Scya5 RANTES CCR5 P13501
CCL6 Scya6 C10, MRP-2 CCR1 P27784
CCL7 Scya7 MARC, MCP-3 CCR2 P80098
CCL8 Scya8 MCP-2 CCR1, CCR2B, CCR5 P80075
CCL9/CCL10 Scya9 MRP-2, CCF18, MIP-1? CCR1 P51670
CCL11 Scya11 Eotaxin CCR2, CCR3, CCR5 P51671
CCL12 Scya12 MCP-5 Q62401
CCL13 Scya13 MCP-4, NCC-1, Ckβ10 CCR2, CCR3, CCR5 Q99616
CCL14 Scya14 HCC-1, MCIF, Ckβ1, NCC-2, CCL CCR1 Q16627
CCL15 Scya15 Leukotactin-1, MIP-5, HCC-2, NCC-3 CCR1, CCR3 Q16663
CCL16 Scya16 LEC, NCC-4, LMC, Ckβ12 CCR1, CCR2, CCR5, CCR8 O15467
CCL17 Scya17 TARC, dendrokine, ABCD-2 CCR4 Q92583
CCL18 Scya18 PARC, DC-CK1, AMAC-1, Ckβ7, MIP-4 P55774
CCL19 Scya19 ELC, Exodus-3, Ckβ11 CCR7 Q99731
CCL20 Scya20 LARC, Exodus-1, Ckβ4 CCR6 P78556
CCL21 Scya21 SLC, 6Ckine, Exodus-2, Ckβ9, TCA-4 CCR7 O00585
CCL22 Scya22 MDC, DC/β-CK CCR4 O00626
CCL23 Scya23 MPIF-1, Ckβ8, MIP-3, MPIF-1 CCR1 P55773
CCL24 Scya24 Eotaxin-2, MPIF-2, Ckβ6 CCR3 O00175
CCL25 Scya25 TECK, Ckβ15 CCR9 O15444
CCL26 Scya26 Eotaxin-3, MIP-4a, IMAC, TSC-1 CCR3 Q9Y258
CCL27 Scya27 CTACK, ILC, Eskine, PESKY, skinkine CCR10 Q9Y4X3
CCL28 Scya28 MEC CCR3, CCR10 Q9NRJ3
CXC chemokines
Name Gene Other name(s) Receptor Uniprot
CXCL1 Scyb1 Gro-a, GRO1, NAP-3, KC CXCR2 P09341
CXCL2 Scyb2 Gro-β, GRO2, MIP-2a CXCR2 P19875
CXCL3 Scyb3 Gro-?, GRO3, MIP-2β CXCR2 P19876
CXCL4 Scyb4 PF-4 CXCR3B P02776
CXCL5 Scyb5 ENA-78 CXCR2 P42830
CXCL6 Scyb6 GCP-2 CXCR1, CXCR2 P80162
CXCL7 Scyb7 NAP-2, CTAPIII, β-Ta, PEP P02775
CXCL8 Scyb8 IL-8, NAP-1, MDNCF, GCP-1 CXCR1, CXCR2 P10145
CXCL9 Scyb9 MIG, CRG-10 CXCR3 Q07325
CXCL10 Scyb10 IP-10, CRG-2 CXCR3 P02778
CXCL11 Scyb11 I-TAC, β-R1, IP-9 CXCR3, CXCR7 O14625
CXCL12 Scyb12 SDF-1, PBSF CXCR4, CXCR7 P48061
CXCL13 Scyb13 BCA-1, BLC CXCR5 O43927
CXCL14 Scyb14 BRAK, bolekine O95715
CXCL15 Scyb15 Lungkine, WECHE Q9WVL7
CXCL16 Scyb16 SRPSOX CXCR6 Q9H2A7
CXCL17 VCC-1 DMC, VCC-1 Q6UXB2
C chemokines
Name Gene Other name(s) Receptor Uniprot
XCL1 Scyc1 Lymphotactin a, SCM-1a, ATAC XCR1 P47992
XCL2 Scyc2 Lymphotactin β, SCM-1β XCR1 Q9UBD3
CX3C chemokines
Name Gene Other name(s) Receptor Uniprot
CX3CL1 Scyd1 Fractalkine, Neurotactin, ABCD-3 CX3CR1 P78423

Members of the chemokine family are divided into four groups depending on the spacing of their first two cysteine residues. Thus the nomenclature for chemokines is, e.g.: CCL1 for the ligand 1 of the CC-family of chemokines, and CCR1 for its respective receptor.

CC chemokines

The CC chemokine (or β-chemokine) proteins have two adjacent cysteines (amino acids), near their amino terminus. There have been at least 27 distinct members of this subgroup reported for mammals, called CC chemokine ligands (CCL)-1 to -28; CCL10 is the same as CCL9. Chemokines of this subfamily usually contain four cysteines (C4-CC chemokines), but a small number of CC chemokines possess six cysteines (C6-CC chemokines). C6-CC chemokines include CCL1, CCL15, CCL21, CCL23 and CCL28.[7] CC chemokines induce the migration of monocytes and other cell types such as NK cells and dendritic cells.

Examples of CC chemokine include monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1 or CCL2) which induces monocytes to leave the bloodstream and enter the surrounding tissue to become tissue macrophages.

CCL5 (or RANTES) attracts cells such as T cells, eosinophils and basophils that express the receptor CCR5.

Increased CCL11 levels in blood plasma are associated with aging (and reduced neurogenesis) in mice and humans.[8]

CXC chemokines

The two N-terminal cysteines of CXC chemokines (or α-chemokines) are separated by one amino acid, represented in this name with an "X". There have been 17 different CXC chemokines described in mammals, that are subdivided into two categories, those with a specific amino acid sequence (or motif) of glutamic acid-leucine-arginine (or ELR for short) immediately before the first cysteine of the CXC motif (ELR-positive), and those without an ELR motif (ELR-negative). ELR-positive CXC chemokines specifically induce the migration of neutrophils, and interact with chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2. An example of an ELR-positive CXC chemokine is interleukin-8 (IL-8), which induces neutrophils to leave the bloodstream and enter into the surrounding tissue. Other CXC chemokines that lack the ELR motif, such as CXCL13, tend to be chemoattractant for lymphocytes. CXC chemokines bind to CXC chemokine receptors, of which seven have been discovered to date, designated CXCR1-7.

C chemokines

The third group of chemokines is known as the C chemokines (or γ chemokines), and is unlike all other chemokines in that it has only two cysteines; one N-terminal cysteine and one cysteine downstream. Two chemokines have been described for this subgroup and are called XCL1 (lymphotactin-α) and XCL2 (lymphotactin-β).

CX3C chemokines

A fourth group has also been discovered and members have three amino acids between the two cysteines and is termed CX3C chemokine (or d-chemokines). The only CX3C chemokine discovered to date is called fractalkine (or CX3CL1). It is both secreted and tethered to the surface of the cell that expresses it, thereby serving as both a chemoattractant and as an adhesion molecule.

Receptors

For more details on this topic, see Chemokine receptor.

Chemokine receptors are G protein-coupled receptors containing 7 transmembrane domains that are found on the surface of leukocytes. Approximately 19 different chemokine receptors have been characterized to date, which are divided into four families depending on the type of chemokine they bind; CXCR that bind CXC chemokines, CCR that bind CC chemokines, CX3CR1 that binds the sole CX3C chemokine (CX3CL1), and XCR1 that binds the two XC chemokines (XCL1 and XCL2). They share many structural features; they are similar in size (with about 350 amino acids), have a short, acidic N-terminal end, seven helical transmembrane domains with three intracellular and three extracellular hydrophilic loops, and an intracellular C-terminus containing serine and threonine residues important for receptor regulation. The first two extracellular loops of chemokine receptors each has a conserved cysteine residue that allow formation of a disulfide bridge between these loops. G proteins are coupled to the C-terminal end of the chemokine receptor to allow intracellular signaling after receptor activation, while the N-terminal domain of the chemokine receptor determines ligand binding specificity.[9]

Signal transduction

Chemokine receptors associate with G-proteins to transmit cell signals following ligand binding. Activation of G proteins, by chemokine receptors, causes the subsequent activation of an enzyme known as phospholipase C (PLC). PLC cleaves a molecule called phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PIP2) into two second messenger molecules known as Inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) that trigger intracellular signaling events; DAG activates another enzyme called protein kinase C (PKC), and IP3 triggers the release of calcium from intracellular stores. These events promote many signaling cascades (such as the MAP kinase pathway) that generate responses like chemotaxis, degranulation, release of superoxide anions and changes in the avidity of cell adhesion molecules called integrins within the cell harbouring the chemokine receptor.[9]

Infection control

The discovery that the β chemokines RANTES, MIP (macrophage inflammatory proteins) 1α and 1β (now known as CCL5, CCL3 and CCL4 respectively) suppress HIV-1 provided the initial connection and indicated that these molecules might control infection as part of immune responses in vivo.[10] The association of chemokine production with antigen-induced proliferative responses, more favorable clinical status in HIV infection, as well as with an uninfected status in subjects at risk for infection suggests a positive role for these molecules in controlling the natural course of HIV infection.[11]

See also

References

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