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Hirudin C-terminal fragments inhibit thrombin induced neutrophil chemotaxis. 1992

J K Rowand, and P Marucha, and L J Berliner

Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1173.

Since native hirudin blocks the thrombin induced chemotaxis response of neutrophils, we examined whether hirudin C-terminal peptides were also capable of this inhibition. The studies showed that thrombin induced human neutrophil chemotaxis was effectively blocked by the C-terminal hirudin peptide analogs, Gly-Asp-Phe-Glu-Glu-Ile-Pro-Glu-Glu-Tyr-Leu-Gln (12-mer[54-65]) and Thr-Pro-Lys-Pro-Gln-Ser-His-Asn-Asp-Gly-Asp-Phe-Glu-Glu-Ile-Pro-Glu-Glu- Tyr- Leu-Gln (21-mer[45-65]). Furthermore, neither peptide had an effect on formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine induced chemotaxis. The results suggest that binding of the hirudin C-terminal peptides block the thrombin chemotactic domain.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008969	Molecular Sequence Data	Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.	Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009240	N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine	A formylated tripeptide originally isolated from bacterial filtrates that is positively chemotactic to polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and causes them to release lysosomal enzymes and become metabolically activated.	F-Met-Leu-Phe,N-Formyl-Methionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine,Formylmet-Leu-Phe,Formylmethionyl Peptide,Formylmethionyl-Leucyl-Phenylalanine,Formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine,N-Formylated Peptide,N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine,fMet-Leu-Phe,F Met Leu Phe,Formylmet Leu Phe,Formylmethionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine,Leucyl-Phenylalanine, N-Formylmethionine,N Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine,N Formylated Peptide,N Formylmethionine Leucyl Phenylalanine,N formylmethionyl leucyl phenylalanine,Peptide, Formylmethionyl,Peptide, N-Formylated,fMet Leu Phe
D009504	Neutrophils	Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes.	LE Cells,Leukocytes, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils,Neutrophil Band Cells,Band Cell, Neutrophil,Cell, LE,LE Cell,Leukocyte, Polymorphonuclear,Neutrophil,Neutrophil Band Cell,Neutrophil, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil
D010446	Peptide Fragments	Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques.	Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D002634	Chemotaxis, Leukocyte	The movement of leukocytes in response to a chemical concentration gradient or to products formed in an immunologic reaction.	Leukotaxis,Leukocyte Chemotaxis
D006629	Hirudins	Single-chain polypeptides of about 65 amino acids (7 kDa) from LEECHES that have a neutral hydrophobic N terminus, an acidic hydrophilic C terminus, and a compact, hydrophobic core region. Recombinant hirudins lack tyr-63 sulfation and are referred to as 'desulfato-hirudins'. They form a stable non-covalent complex with ALPHA-THROMBIN, thereby abolishing its ability to cleave FIBRINOGEN.	Hirudin
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000595	Amino Acid Sequence	The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION.	Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D013917	Thrombin	An enzyme formed from PROTHROMBIN that converts FIBRINOGEN to FIBRIN.	Thrombase,Thrombin JMI,Thrombin-JMI,Thrombinar,Thrombostat,alpha-Thrombin,beta,gamma-Thrombin,beta-Thrombin,gamma-Thrombin,JMI, Thrombin