HSP70 peptidembearing and peptide-negative preparations act as chaperokines |
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Authors: | Asea A Kabingu E Stevenson M A Calderwood S K |
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Institution: | Department of Adult Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. |
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Abstract: | We recently elucidated a novel function for the 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) as a chaperone and a cytokine, a chaperokine in human monocytes. Here we show that peptide-bearing and peptide-negative HSP70 preparations isolated from EMT6 mammary adenocarcinoma cells (EMT6-HSP70) act as chaperokines when admixed with murine splenocytes. EMT6-HSP70 bound with high affinity to the surface of splenocytes recovered from naive BALB/c mice. The Ca2+]i inhibitor BAPTA dose dependently inhibited HSP70- but not LPS-induced NF-kappaB activity and subsequent augmentation of proinflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 production. Taken together, these results suggest that presence of peptide in the HSP70 preparation is not required for spontaneous activation of cells of the innate immune system. |
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