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Chemerin-derived peptide C-20 suppressed gonadal steroidogenesis.


ABSTRACT: Chemerin is a novel chemo-attractant and adipokine involved in leukocyte recruitment, inflammation, adipogenesis, lipid/carbohydrate metabolism, and reproduction. Based on the bioinformatic search for putative small peptides in the conserved region of pre-pro-chemerin, an evolutionary conserved region flanked by potential convertase cleavage sites was identified and we named it as C-20. The binding capacity of C-20 to chemerin receptors and its potential bioactivities were investigated in this study.Radioligand binding assay, receptor internalization assay, and early response gene C-FOS simulation, cAMP assay were carried out in chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1)/HEK293 transfectants and G protein-coupled receptor 1 (GPR1)/HEK293 transfectants. In vitro transwell chemotaxis assay in CMKLR1/L1.2 transfectants, primary Leydig cell culture, and antral follicle culture was explored to investigate the bioactivity of C-20.C-20 bound to chemerin receptors CMKLR1 and GPR1 with high affinity triggered CMKLR1 internalization and stimulated subsequent signal C-FOS expression and cAMP production. C-20, such as chemerin, showed CMKLR1-dependent chemotactic property. Furthermore, in primary Leydig cells and antral follicles, C-20 showed similar but less potent suppressive effect on human chorionic gonadotropin-stimulated testosterone production and progesterone production, compared with chemerin.The novel chemerin-derived C-20 peptide binds to chemerin receptors CMKLR1 and GPR1 and showed similar but less potent bioactivity in chemotaxis and the suppression of gonadal steroidogenesis, suggesting that after optimization, C-20 is possible to be a useful experimental tool for the understanding of the biological functions of chemerin/CMKLR1 and chemerin/GPR1 signaling.

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4092037 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chemerin-derived peptide C-20 suppressed gonadal steroidogenesis.

Li Lei L   Huang Chen C   Zhang Xu X   Wang Jiangbo J   Ma Ping P   Liu Yongjun Y   Xiao Tianxia T   Zabel Brian A BA   Zhang Jian V JV  

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) 20131012 3


<h4>Problem</h4>Chemerin is a novel chemo-attractant and adipokine involved in leukocyte recruitment, inflammation, adipogenesis, lipid/carbohydrate metabolism, and reproduction. Based on the bioinformatic search for putative small peptides in the conserved region of pre-pro-chemerin, an evolutionary conserved region flanked by potential convertase cleavage sites was identified and we named it as C-20. The binding capacity of C-20 to chemerin receptors and its potential bioactivities were invest  ...[more]

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