Cell Surface Expression of a Chimeric Protein Containing Mouse Immunoglobulin G1 Fc Domain and its Immunological Property

ABSTRACT Several retroviruses downmodulate the cell surface expression of envelope (Env) proteins through peptide sequences located in the cytoplasmic tail of the transmembrane (TM) subunit. We investigated whether cell surface expression of a chimeric protein containing the cytoplasmic domain of the TM protein (CTM) of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) was regulated by two membrane-proximal dileucine motifs or by tyrosine Y487 or Y498 in YXXL motifs. A chimeric protein composed of the extracellular and membrane-spanning portions of human CD8-α plus a wild-type (wt) BLV CTM was detectable on the surface of only 40% of the cells in which it was transiently expressed. Replacement of either dileucine pair with alanines increased the level of surface display of chimeric proteins. Nearly all cells became surface positive when both dileucine motifs were altered simultaneously and when either an N-terminal segment containing both dileucine motifs or a C-terminal segment containing all YXXL motifs was deleted. In contrast, replacement of Y487 or Y498 with alanine or phenylalanine enabled only small increases in surface display compared with wt levels. Chimeric proteins had similar stabilities but were downmodulated from the cell surface at three different rates. Point mutants segregated into each of the three groups of proteins categorized according to these different rates. Interestingly, Y487 mutants were downmodulated less efficiently than Y498 mutants, which behaved like wt. CD8-CTM chimeric proteins were phosphorylated on serine residues, but the native BLV Env protein was not phosphorylated either in transfected cells or in a lymphoid cell line constitutively producing BLV. Thus, both dileucine and YXXL motifs within the BLV CTM contribute to downmodulation of a protein containing this domain. Interactions with other proteins may influence surface exposure of Env protein complexes in virus-infected cells, assisting in viral evasion of adaptive immunity.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Assembly and cell surface expression of TAP-independent, chloroquine-sensitive and interferon-gamma-inducible class I MHC complexes in transformed fibroblast cell lines are regulated by tapasin.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1009214.121258 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

Tim Elliott

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Cell Lines ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

Fibroblast Cell ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Class I ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Class I Mhc ◽

Fibroblast Cell Lines

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mechanism of cell surface expression of the Streptococcus mitis platelet binding proteins PblA and PblB.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1082761.535676 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Tim Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Binding Proteins ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Streptococcus Mitis ◽

Platelet Binding

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Persistent HIV Transcription Induces Sialyl-Lewis-X Glyco-Antigen Cell-Surface Expression

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3565035 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Florent Colomb ◽

Leila B. Giron ◽

Leticia Kuri Cervantes ◽

Tongcui Ma ◽

Samson Adeniji ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Sialyl Lewis X ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Lewis X ◽

Hiv Transcription ◽

Sialyl Lewis

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Influence of β-D-mannuronic acid, as a new member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs family, on expression pattern of chemokines and their receptors in rheumatoid arthritis

Current Drug Discovery Technologies ◽

10.2174/1570163816666191023103118 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Author(s):

Mona Aslani ◽

Arman Ahmadzadeh ◽

Zahra Aghazadeh ◽

Majid Zaki-Dizaji ◽

Laleh Sharifi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Mrna Expression ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Phase Iii ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Optimum Dose ◽

High Dose ◽

Mannuronic Acid ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

High Doses

Background: : Based on the encouraging results of phase III clinical trial of β-D-mannuronic acid (M2000) (as a new anti-inflammatory drug) in patients with RA, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of this drug on the expression of chemokines and their receptors in PBMCs of RA patients. Methods:: PBMCs of RA patients and healthy controls were separated and the patients' cells were treated with low, moderate and high doses (5, 25 and 50 μg/mL) of M2000 and optimum dose (1 μg/mL) of diclofenac, as a control in RPMI-1640 medium. Real-time PCR was used for evaluating the mRNA expression of CXCR3, CXCR4, CCR2, CCR5 and CCL2/MCP-1. Cell surface expression of CCR2 was investigated using flow cytometry. Results:: CCR5 mRNA expression reduced significantly, after treatment of the patients' cells with all three doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR3 mRNA expression down-regulated significantly followed by treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR4 mRNA expression declined significantly after treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000. CCL2 mRNA expression significantly reduced only followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000, whereas, mRNA and cell surface expressions of CCR2 diminished significantly followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. Conclusion:: According to our results, M2000 through the down-regulation of chemokines and their receptors may restrict the infiltration of immune cells into the synovium.

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