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Activation of leukocyte rolling by the cysteine-rich domain and the hyper-variable region of HF3, a snake venom hemorrhagic metalloproteinase

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Menezes, Milene C. [1] ; Leme, Adriana F. Paes [1] ; Melo, Robson L. [1] ; Silva, Carlos A. [1] ; Della Casa, Maisa [2] ; Bruni, Fernanda M. [1] ; Lima, Carla [1] ; Lopes-Ferreira, Monica [1] ; Camargo, Antonio C. M. [1] ; Fox, Jay W. [3] ; Serrano, Solange M. T. [1]
Total Authors: 11
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Toxinol Aplicada CAT CEPID, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Inst Butantan, Lab Imunopatol, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Virginia, Dept Microbiol, Charlottesville, VA 22908 - USA
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: FEBS Letters; v. 582, n. 28, p. 3915-3921, NOV 26 2008.
Web of Science Citations: 22
Abstract

The functionality of the disintegrin-like/cysteine-rich domains of snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) has been shown to reside in the cysteine-rich region, which can interact with VWA-containing proteins. Recently, the hyper-variable region (HVR) of the cysteine-rich domain was suggested to constitute a potential protein-protein adhesive interface. Here we show that recombinant proteins of HF3, a hemorrhagic P-III SVMP, containing the cysteine-rich domain (disintegrin-like/cysteinerich and cysteine-rich proteins) but not the disintegrin- like protein were able to significantly increase leukocyte rolling in the microcirculation. Peptides from the HVR also promoted leukocyte rolling and this activity was inhibited by anti-alpha(M)/beta(2) antibodies. These results show, for the first time, that the cysteine-rich domain and its HVR play a role in triggering pro-inflammatory effects mediated by integrins. (C) 2008 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 98/14307-9 - Center for Applied Toxinology
Grantee:Hugo Aguirre Armelin
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
FAPESP's process: 05/55821-2 - Papel do domínio rico em cisteínas do HF3, uma metaloproteinase do veneno de Bothrops jararaca, na inibição da agregação plaquetária e na ativação da fagocitose por macrófagos
Grantee:Milene Cristina Menezes dos Santos
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 06/50059-8 - Proteômica aplicada ao estudo dos alvos celulares e plasmáticos do HF3, uma metaloproteinase do veneno da serpente Bothrops jararaca com atividades hemorrágica e inflamatória
Grantee:Adriana Franco Paes Leme
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 04/15974-1 - Estudo sobre a função do domínio rico em cisteínas do fator hemorrágico 3 (HF3), metaloproteinases do veneno da serpente Bothrops jararaca, na interação com seus alvos celulares e plasmáticos
Grantee:Solange Maria de Toledo Serrano
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants