2016
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor-CXCR4 Receptor Interactions*
Rajasekaran D, Gröning S, Schmitz C, Zierow S, Drucker N, Bakou M, Kohl K, Mertens A, Lue H, Weber C, Xiao A, Luker G, Kapurniotu A, Lolis E, Bernhagen J. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor-CXCR4 Receptor Interactions*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2016, 291: 15881-15895. PMID: 27226569, PMCID: PMC4957068, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.717751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorChemokine receptorsCXCR4 receptorRole of MIFMIF's biological activityMigration inhibitory factorChemokine receptor interactionsFunctional CXCR4 receptorsClassical chemokine receptorsChemokine-like activityPartial allosteric agonistRegions of CXCR4Inflammatory cytokinesReceptor CD74Leukocyte recruitmentAllosteric agonistInhibitory factorCXCR4Non-cognate interactionsReceptorsPharmacological reagentsReceptor interactionArray analysisGenetic strainsCritical biological responses
1998
Crystal structure of chemically synthesized [N33A] stromal cell-derived factor 1α, a potent ligand for the HIV-1 “fusin” coreceptor
Dealwis C, Fernandez E, Thompson D, Simon R, Siani M, Lolis E. Crystal structure of chemically synthesized [N33A] stromal cell-derived factor 1α, a potent ligand for the HIV-1 “fusin” coreceptor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 6941-6946. PMID: 9618518, PMCID: PMC22694, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.12.6941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesChemokine CXCL12Chemokines, CXCHIV-1HumansLigandsMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationReceptors, CXCR4