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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 181, Issue 2, Pages 1499-1506Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.2.1499
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- Intramural NIH HHS [Z99 CA999999] Funding Source: Medline
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Human S100 A7 (psoriasin) is overexpressed in inflammatory diseases. The recently discovered, co-evolved hS100A15 is almost identical in sequence and up-regulated with hS100A7 during cutaneous inflammation. The functional role of these closely related proteins for inflammation remains undefined. By generating specific Abs, we demonstrate that hS100A7 and hS100A15 proteins are differentially expressed by specific cell types in the skin. Although highly homologous, both proteins are chemoattractants with distinct chemotactic activity for leukocyte subsets. We define RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) as the hS100A7 receptor, whereas hS100A15 functions through a Gi protein-coupled receptor. hS100A7-RAGE binding, signaling, and chemotaxis are zinc-dependent in vitro, reflecting the previously reported zinc-mediated changes in the hS100A7 dimer structure. When combined, hS100A7 and hS100A15 potentiate inflammation in vivo. Thus, proinflammatory synergism in disease may be driven by the diverse biology of these almost identical proteins that have just recently evolved. The identified S100A7 interaction with RAGE may provide a novel therapeutic target for inflammation.
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