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== Action principle == | == Action principle == | ||
MCP1 is secreted thanks to variety of cells including endothelial cells, fibroblasts, epithelial, and smooth muscle. It acts by attracting some of the immune cells like monocytes and lymphocytes. | MCP1 is secreted thanks to variety of cells including endothelial cells, fibroblasts, epithelial, and smooth muscle. It acts by attracting some of the immune cells like monocytes and lymphocytes. These cells are equipped with a CCR2 receptor coupled with a G protein that can recuits MCP1. | ||
MCP1 apply its chemotaxis power thanks to a concentration gradient : immune cells move from region with low concentration of MCP1 to region where a lot of MCP1 is secreted. Monocytes will then themselves be matured in | MCP1 apply its chemotaxis power thanks to a concentration gradient : immune cells move from region with low concentration of MCP1 to region where a lot of MCP1 is secreted. Monocytes will then themselves be matured in macrophages that are able to secrete MCP1 in order to recruit more immune cells on the damage tissue. | ||
== Ligands == | == Ligands == | ||
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== Synthesis == | == Synthesis == | ||
Thanks to a combination of solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and native chemical ligation (NCL), MCP1 was synthesized. Its thioester-peptide segment was made using the sulfonamide safety-catch linker and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) SPPS and that is probably one of the first crystal structures prepared using these techniques. To facilitate the synthesis of both MCP1 fragments, pseudoproline dipeptides were used. Then, NCL was used to assembly the all chain and MCP1 was folded and oxidized by a glutathione redox buffer. | Thanks to a combination of solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and native chemical ligation (NCL), MCP1 was synthesized. Its thioester-peptide segment was made by using the sulfonamide safety-catch linker and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) SPPS and that is probably one of the first crystal structures prepared using these techniques. To facilitate the synthesis of both MCP1 fragments, pseudoproline dipeptides were used. Then, NCL was used to assembly the all chain and MCP1 was folded and oxidized by a glutathione redox buffer. | ||
MCP1 was crystallized and the structure was determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.9-A resolution. | MCP1 was crystallized and the structure was determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.9-A resolution. | ||
