in this paper, the quantitative structure activity-relationship (qsar) of the ccr2b receptor inhibitors was scrutinized. firstly, the molecular descriptors were calculated using the dragon package. then, the stepwise multiple linear regressions (sw-mlr) and the genetic algorithm multiple linear regressions (ga-mlr) variable selection methods were subsequently employed to select and implement th...

In this paper, the quantitative structure activity-relationship (QSAR) of the CCR2b receptor inhibitors was scrutinized. Firstly, the molecular descriptors were calculated using the Dragon package. Then, the stepwise multiple linear regressions (SW-MLR) and the genetic algorithm multiple linear regressions (GA-MLR) variable selection methods were subsequently employed to select and implement th...

Proper endosomal trafficking of ligand-activated G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is essential to spatiotemporally tune their physiological responses. For the monocyte chemoattractant receptor 2 (CCR2B; one of two isoforms encoded by CCR2), endocytic recycling is important to sustain monocyte migration, whereas filamin A (FLNa) is essential for CCL2-induced monocyte migration. Here, we analy...

The chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2B (CCR2B) is one of the two isoforms of the receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2), the major chemoattractant for monocytes, involved in an array of chronic inflammatory diseases. Employing the yeast two-hybrid system, we identified the actin-binding protein filamin A (FLNa) as a protein that associates with the carboxyl-terminal tail of CCR2B...

The monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) receptor (MCP-1R) is expressed on monocytes, a subpopulation of memory T lymphocytes, and basophils. Two alternatively spliced forms of MCP-1R, CCR2A and CCR2B, exist and differ only in their carboxyl-terminal tails. To determine whether CCR2A and CCR2B receptors function similarly, Jurkat T cells were stably transfected with plasmids encoding the huma...

The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 are used by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in conjunction with CD4 to infect cells. In addition, some virus strains can use alternative chemokine receptors, including CCR2b and CCR3, for infection. A polymorphism in CCR2 (CCR2-V64I) is associated with a 2- to 4-year delay in the progression to AIDS. To investigate the mechanism of this protect...

Many severe forms of COVID-19 have genetic causes, with variants providing information and thus supporting the hypothesis that moderate-intensity exercise would a prophylactic role. In case abnormalities related to induction amplification type I interferons, in addition curative administration interferon, moderate intensity could be used prophylactically. The same exercises inhibit p38 MAPK pat...

Crescents are morphologic manifestations of severe glomerular injury. Several chemokines and their receptors have been demonstrated to be involved in animal models of crescentic glomerulonephritis (cGN) and are potential targets for therapeutic interventions. Therefore, the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), its receptor chemokine receptor 2B (CCR2B), and CCR5 in human cG...

It is well established that most G protein-coupled receptors are able to form homo- and heterodimers, although the functional consequences of this process often remain unclear. CCR5 is a chemokine receptor that plays an important role in inflammatory diseases and acts as a major coreceptor for human immunodeficiency viruses. CCR5 was previously shown to homodimerize and heterodimerize with CCR2...

PC3-secreted microprotein (PSMP) or microseminoprotein is a newly discovered secreted protein whose function is currently unknown. In this study, PSMP was found to possess chemotactic ability toward monocytes and lymphocytes, and its functional receptor was identified as CCR2B. PSMP was identified as a chemoattractant protein from a PBMC chemoattractant platform screen that we established. The ...