PMID- 8955213 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970123 LR - 20131121 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 157 IP - 12 DP - 1996 Dec 15 TI - Phosphorylation by a G protein-coupled kinase inhibits signaling and promotes internalization of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 receptor. Critical role of carboxyl-tail serines/threonines in receptor function. PG - 5606-12 AB - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a member of the chemokine family of chemotactic cytokines and signals via activation of a G protein-coupled seven-transmembrane domain receptor to mediate chemotaxis. Monocyte activation is limited by desensitization and internalization of the MCP-1R, but these mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we show that the type B MCP-1R (MCP-1RB/CCR2B) is rapidly phosphorylated and internalized in response to nanomolar concentrations of MCP-1. Co-expression of CCR2B in Xenopus oocytes with beta-adrenergic receptor kinase 2 (beta ark2), but not beta ark1 or rhodopsin kinase, specifically blocked receptor activation by MCP-1. Mutation of serine (Ser) and threonine (Thr) residues in the terminal carboxyl-tail of the receptor, which are potential targets of beta ark-mediated phosphorylation, prevented inhibition of receptor activation by beta ark2 in microinjected oocytes. Finally, a construct in which multiple Ser and Thr residues in the carboxyl-tail were changed to alanine significantly prolonged the agonist-dependent intracellular calcium flux and inhibited receptor internalization in transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells. These studies demonstrate that phosphorylation of Ser and Thr residues in the carboxyl-tail of CCR2B mediates receptor desensitization and internalization and may serve to limit the chemotactic response of leukocytes to MCP-1 and related chemokines. FAU - Franci, C AU - Franci C AD - Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA. FAU - Gosling, J AU - Gosling J FAU - Tsou, C L AU - Tsou CL FAU - Coughlin, S R AU - Coughlin SR FAU - Charo, I F AU - Charo IF LA - eng GR - HL44907/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - HL52773/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (CCR2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, CCR2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Chemokine) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytokine) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 2ZD004190S (Threonine) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.15 (beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - GTP-Binding Proteins/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - Phosphorylation MH - Receptors, CCR2 MH - *Receptors, Chemokine MH - Receptors, Cytokine/chemistry/*physiology MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins MH - Serine/chemistry MH - Signal Transduction MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Threonine/chemistry MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases EDAT- 1996/12/15 00:00 MHDA- 1996/12/15 00:01 CRDT- 1996/12/15 00:00 PHST- 1996/12/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/12/15 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/12/15 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 1996 Dec 15;157(12):5606-12.