Identification of a gp130 cytokine receptor critical site involved in oncostatin M response

J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 25;275(8):5648-56. doi: 10.1074/jbc.275.8.5648.

Abstract

Gp130 cytokine receptor is involved in the formation of multimeric functional receptors for interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-11, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM), ciliary neurotrophic factor, and cardiotrophin-1. Cloning of the epitope recognized by an OSM-neutralizing anti-gp130 monoclonal antibody identified a portion of gp130 receptor localized in the EF loop of the cytokine binding domain. Site-directed mutagenesis of the corresponding region was carried out by alanine substitution of residues 186-198. To generate type 1 or type 2 OSM receptors, gp130 mutants were expressed together with either LIF receptor beta or OSM receptor beta. When positions Val-189/Tyr-190 and Phe-191/Val-192 were alanine-substituted, Scatchard analyses indicated a complete abrogation of OSM binding to both type receptors. Interestingly, binding of LIF to type 1 receptor was not affected, corroborating the notion that in this case gp130 mostly behaves as a converter protein rather than a binding receptor. The present study demonstrates that positions 189-192 of gp130 cytokine binding domain are essential for OSM binding to both gp130/LIF receptor beta and gp130/OSM receptor beta heterocomplexes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / chemistry
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / metabolism
  • Antigens, CD / chemistry*
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Binding Sites
  • COS Cells
  • Cytokine Receptor gp130
  • Cytokines / metabolism*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes / metabolism
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Growth Inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6*
  • Kinetics
  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Lymphokines*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / chemistry*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Oncostatin M
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Receptors, Cytokine / metabolism
  • Receptors, OSM-LIF
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, CD
  • Cytokines
  • Epitopes
  • Growth Inhibitors
  • IL6ST protein, human
  • Interleukin-6
  • LIF protein, human
  • LIFR protein, human
  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
  • Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Lymphokines
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • OSM protein, human
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Receptors, Cytokine
  • Receptors, OSM-LIF
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Oncostatin M
  • Cytokine Receptor gp130
  • Alanine