A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines.
Chemokines control cell migration in many contexts including development, homeostasis, immune surveillance and inflammation. They are also involved in a wide range of pathological conditions ranging from inflammatory diseases and cancer, to HIV. Chemokines function by interacting with two types of r...
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| author | Tetsuya Kawamura Bryan Stephens Ling Qin Xin Yin Michael R Dores Thomas H Smith Neil Grimsey Ruben Abagyan Joann Trejo Irina Kufareva Mark M Fuster Catherina L Salanga Tracy M Handel |
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| description | Chemokines control cell migration in many contexts including development, homeostasis, immune surveillance and inflammation. They are also involved in a wide range of pathological conditions ranging from inflammatory diseases and cancer, to HIV. Chemokines function by interacting with two types of receptors: G protein-coupled receptors on the responding cells, which transduce signaling pathways associated with cell migration and activation, and glycosaminoglycans on cell surfaces and the extracellular matrix which organize and present some chemokines on immobilized surface gradients. To probe these interactions, imaging methods and fluorescence-based assays are becoming increasingly desired. Herein, a method for site-specific fluorescence labeling of recombinant chemokines is described. It capitalizes on previously reported 11-12 amino acid tags and phosphopantetheinyl transferase enzymes to install a fluorophore of choice onto a specific serine within the tag through a coenzyme A-fluorophore conjugate. The generality of the method is suggested by our success in labeling several chemokines (CXCL12, CCL2, CCL21 and mutants thereof) and visualizing them bound to chemokine receptors and glycosaminoglycans. CXCL12 and CCL2 showed the expected co-localization on the surface of cells with their respective receptors CXCR4 and CCR2 at 4 °C, and co-internalization with their receptors at 37 °C. By contrast, CCL21 showed the presence of large discrete puncta that were dependent on the presence of both CCR7 and glycosaminoglycans as co-receptors. These data demonstrate the utility of this labeling approach for the detection of chemokine interactions with GAGs and receptors, which can vary in a chemokine-specific manner as shown here. For some applications, the small size of the fluorescent adduct may prove advantageous compared to other methods (e.g. antibody labeling, GFP fusion) by minimally perturbing native interactions. Other advantages of the method are the ease of bacterial expression, the versatility of labeling with any maleimide-fluorophore conjugate of interest, and the covalent nature of the fluorescent adduct. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a81e519e6a2349f3bedf602dc0a41d9d2022-12-22T02:59:56ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0191e8145410.1371/journal.pone.0081454A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines.Tetsuya KawamuraBryan StephensLing QinXin YinMichael R DoresThomas H SmithNeil GrimseyRuben AbagyanJoann TrejoIrina KufarevaMark M FusterCatherina L SalangaTracy M HandelChemokines control cell migration in many contexts including development, homeostasis, immune surveillance and inflammation. They are also involved in a wide range of pathological conditions ranging from inflammatory diseases and cancer, to HIV. Chemokines function by interacting with two types of receptors: G protein-coupled receptors on the responding cells, which transduce signaling pathways associated with cell migration and activation, and glycosaminoglycans on cell surfaces and the extracellular matrix which organize and present some chemokines on immobilized surface gradients. To probe these interactions, imaging methods and fluorescence-based assays are becoming increasingly desired. Herein, a method for site-specific fluorescence labeling of recombinant chemokines is described. It capitalizes on previously reported 11-12 amino acid tags and phosphopantetheinyl transferase enzymes to install a fluorophore of choice onto a specific serine within the tag through a coenzyme A-fluorophore conjugate. The generality of the method is suggested by our success in labeling several chemokines (CXCL12, CCL2, CCL21 and mutants thereof) and visualizing them bound to chemokine receptors and glycosaminoglycans. CXCL12 and CCL2 showed the expected co-localization on the surface of cells with their respective receptors CXCR4 and CCR2 at 4 °C, and co-internalization with their receptors at 37 °C. By contrast, CCL21 showed the presence of large discrete puncta that were dependent on the presence of both CCR7 and glycosaminoglycans as co-receptors. These data demonstrate the utility of this labeling approach for the detection of chemokine interactions with GAGs and receptors, which can vary in a chemokine-specific manner as shown here. For some applications, the small size of the fluorescent adduct may prove advantageous compared to other methods (e.g. antibody labeling, GFP fusion) by minimally perturbing native interactions. Other advantages of the method are the ease of bacterial expression, the versatility of labeling with any maleimide-fluorophore conjugate of interest, and the covalent nature of the fluorescent adduct.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904831?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Tetsuya Kawamura Bryan Stephens Ling Qin Xin Yin Michael R Dores Thomas H Smith Neil Grimsey Ruben Abagyan Joann Trejo Irina Kufareva Mark M Fuster Catherina L Salanga Tracy M Handel A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. PLoS ONE |
| title | A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. |
| title_full | A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. |
| title_fullStr | A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. |
| title_short | A general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines. |
| title_sort | general method for site specific fluorescent labeling of recombinant chemokines |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904831?pdf=render |
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