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Crystal structure of human CCL5 trimerCrystal structure of human CCL5 trimer
Structural highlights
Function[CCL5_HUMAN] Chemoattractant for blood monocytes, memory T-helper cells and eosinophils. Causes the release of histamine from basophils and activates eosinophils. Binds to CCR1, CCR3, CCR4 and CCR5. One of the major HIV-suppressive factors produced by CD8+ T-cells. Recombinant RANTES protein induces a dose-dependent inhibition of different strains of HIV-1, HIV-2, and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). The processed form RANTES(3-68) acts as a natural chemotaxis inhibitor and is a more potent inhibitor of HIV-1-infection. The second processed form RANTES(4-68) exhibits reduced chemotactic and HIV-suppressive activity compared with RANTES(1-68) and RANTES(3-68) and is generated by an unidentified enzyme associated with monocytes and neutrophils.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe chemokine CCL5 is considered to be a potential therapeutic target because of its ability to recruit immune cells to inflammatory sites. CCL5 aggregates under physiological conditions, and high-order oligomer formation is considered to be significant for cell migration, immune-cell activation and HIV cell entry. The structure of the high-order oligomer is unknown and the mechanism by which the oligomer is derived has yet to be established. Here, a CCL5 mutant (CCL5-E66S) which is deficient in oligomer formation was mixed with native CCL5 to prepare a protein trimer. At an optimized ratio the trimeric CCL5 crystallized, and the crystal belonged to the tetragonal space group P41212, with unit-cell parameters a = 56.6, b = 56.6, c = 154.1 A. The Matthews coefficient (VM) of the crystal is 2.58 A(3) Da(-1) (three molecules in the asymmetric unit), with a solvent content of 52.32%. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 1.87 A and the statistics indicated satisfactory data quality. The new structure will reveal the interfaces in the CCL5 oligomer, therefore assisting in understanding the mechanism of CCL5 oligomerization. Human CCL5 trimer: expression, purification and initial crystallographic studies.,Chen YC, Li KM, Zarivach R, Sun YJ, Sue SC Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2018 Feb 1;74(Pt 2):82-85. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X17018544. Epub 2018 Jan 26. PMID:29400316[6] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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