Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects

Abstract Human inflammation-related CC chemokine ligand 5 (hCCL5) has significant self-assembly property under physiological conditions. The mechanism and function of hCCL5 oligomerization remain unclear. Different intermolecular interactions, such as E66-K25 or E66-R44/K45, have been reported to me...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ting Yuan, Tzu-Ching Guo, Chu-Ya Wu, Yi-Qi Yeh, Ching‑Tse Wu, Shu-Yao Hsu, Zi-Wen Weng, Meng-Ru Ho, Shang-Te Danny Hsu, Yi-Chen Chen, Chuang‑Rung Chang, Kuen-Phon Wu, U-Ser Jeng, Shih-Che Sue
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98114-9
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author Yi-Ting Yuan
Tzu-Ching Guo
Chu-Ya Wu
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Ching‑Tse Wu
Shu-Yao Hsu
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Meng-Ru Ho
Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Yi-Chen Chen
Chuang‑Rung Chang
Kuen-Phon Wu
U-Ser Jeng
Shih-Che Sue
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Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Yi-Chen Chen
Chuang‑Rung Chang
Kuen-Phon Wu
U-Ser Jeng
Shih-Che Sue
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description Abstract Human inflammation-related CC chemokine ligand 5 (hCCL5) has significant self-assembly property under physiological conditions. The mechanism and function of hCCL5 oligomerization remain unclear. Different intermolecular interactions, such as E66-K25 or E66-R44/K45, have been reported to mediate hCCL5 oligomerization. This complexity makes structural determination difficult. Based on a K25S mutation to eliminate the E66-K25 interaction, we observed hCCL5 forming a helical-sharped filament in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The filamentous polymerization is a dominant process when the concentration reaches ~ 100 nM and the filaments further form a higher-order assembly when concentration increases. In this large filament, a combination of X-ray solution scattering and cryo-EM analysis determined the structure; NMR further confirmed the filament packing, in which the interactions of residues R44 and K45 are critically involved. The sequence 43TRKNR47 was found to be essential for CCL5 trafficking inside the cells and for glycosaminoglycan binding outside the cells. The functional aspects of the chemokine filament are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-4241bb51bf224e7099a6d07bde03a5b62025-08-20T02:24:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-98114-9Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspectsYi-Ting Yuan0Tzu-Ching Guo1Chu-Ya Wu2Yi-Qi Yeh3Ching‑Tse Wu4Shu-Yao Hsu5Zi-Wen Weng6Meng-Ru Ho7Shang-Te Danny Hsu8Yi-Chen Chen9Chuang‑Rung Chang10Kuen-Phon Wu11U-Ser Jeng12Shih-Che Sue13Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstrumentation Center, National Tsing Hua UniversityNational Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterInstitute of Biotechnology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Biotechnology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Academia SinicaInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Academia SinicaInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Academia SinicaInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Biotechnology, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Biological Chemistry, Academia SinicaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua UniversityInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua UniversityAbstract Human inflammation-related CC chemokine ligand 5 (hCCL5) has significant self-assembly property under physiological conditions. The mechanism and function of hCCL5 oligomerization remain unclear. Different intermolecular interactions, such as E66-K25 or E66-R44/K45, have been reported to mediate hCCL5 oligomerization. This complexity makes structural determination difficult. Based on a K25S mutation to eliminate the E66-K25 interaction, we observed hCCL5 forming a helical-sharped filament in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The filamentous polymerization is a dominant process when the concentration reaches ~ 100 nM and the filaments further form a higher-order assembly when concentration increases. In this large filament, a combination of X-ray solution scattering and cryo-EM analysis determined the structure; NMR further confirmed the filament packing, in which the interactions of residues R44 and K45 are critically involved. The sequence 43TRKNR47 was found to be essential for CCL5 trafficking inside the cells and for glycosaminoglycan binding outside the cells. The functional aspects of the chemokine filament are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98114-9Chemokine CCL5Filamentcryo-EMSWAXSNMRChemokine secretion
spellingShingle Yi-Ting Yuan
Tzu-Ching Guo
Chu-Ya Wu
Yi-Qi Yeh
Ching‑Tse Wu
Shu-Yao Hsu
Zi-Wen Weng
Meng-Ru Ho
Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Yi-Chen Chen
Chuang‑Rung Chang
Kuen-Phon Wu
U-Ser Jeng
Shih-Che Sue
Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
Scientific Reports
Chemokine CCL5
Filament
cryo-EM
SWAXS
NMR
Chemokine secretion
title Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
title_full Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
title_fullStr Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
title_full_unstemmed Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
title_short Filamentous chemokine CCL5 structure and the functional aspects
title_sort filamentous chemokine ccl5 structure and the functional aspects
topic Chemokine CCL5
Filament
cryo-EM
SWAXS
NMR
Chemokine secretion
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98114-9
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