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Induction of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7 (CXCR7) Switches Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1 (SDF-1) Signaling and Phagocytic Activity in Macrophages Linked to Atherosclerosis*


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dc.contributorJianzhong Shen, jzs0019@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorMa, Wanshu
dc.creatorLiu, Yiwei
dc.creatorEllison, Nicholas
dc.creatorShen, Jianzhong
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T16:03:53Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T16:03:53Z
dc.date.created2013
dc.identifier10.1074/jbc.M112.445510en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.jbc.org/content/288/22/15481.full.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49676
dc.description.abstractThe discovery of CXCR7 as a new receptor for SDF-1 places many previously described SDF-1 functions attributed to CXCR4 in question, though whether CXCR7 acts as a signaling or “decoy” receptor has been in debate. It is known that CXCR7 is not expressed in normal blood leukocytes; however, the potential role of leukocyte CXCR7 in disease states has not been addressed. The aim of this study was to determine the expression and function of macrophage CXCR7 linked to atherosclerosis. Here, we show that CXCR7 was detected in macrophagepositive area of aortic atheroma of ApoE-null mice, but not in healthy aorta. During monocyte differentiation to macrophages, CXCR7 was up-regulated at mRNA and protein levels, with more expression in M1 than in M2 phenotype. In addition, CXCR7 induction was associated with a SDF-1 signaling switch from the pro-survival ERK and AKT pathways in monocytes to the pro-inflammatory JNK and p38 pathways in macrophages. The latter effect was mimicked by a CXCR7- selective agonist TC14012 and abolished by siRNA knockdown of CXCR7. Furthermore, CXCR7 activation increased macrophage phagocytic activity, which was suppressed by CXCR7 siRNA silencing or by inhibiting either the JNK or p38 pathways, but was not affected by blocking CXCR4. Finally, activation of CXCR7 by I-TAC showed a similar signaling and phagocytic activity in macrophages with no detectable CXCR3. We conclude that CXCR7 is induced during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation, which is required for SDF-1 and I-TAC signaling to JNK and p38 pathways, leading to enhanced macrophage phagocytosis, thus possibly contributing to atherogenesis.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Biological Chemistryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0021-9258en_US
dc.subjectCardiovascular Disease Chemokines Macrophages MAP Kinases (MAPKs) Receptor Regulation Previous Section Next Section Introductionen_US
dc.titleInduction of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 7 (CXCR7) Switches Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1 (SDF-1) Signaling and Phagocytic Activity in Macrophages Linked to Atherosclerosis*en_US
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dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume288en_US
dc.citation.issue22en_US
dc.citation.spage15481en_US
dc.citation.epage15494en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US

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