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. 2020 Apr 1;17(5):433–450. doi: 10.1038/s41423-020-0412-0

Table 1.

Overview of FPR1 and FPR2 ligands

Ligand Type/origin Receptor Biological effects
fMLF and other bacterial-derived formylated peptides Formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR1 > FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
Mitochondrial formylated peptides Formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR1, FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
β-amyloid Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
LL-37 Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2

Anti-microbial

Pro-inflammatory

Recombinant SAA1, COOH-terminal SAA1 fragments Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
CCL23 Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
Humanin Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Neuroprotective
Prion protein (PrP 106-126) Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
Temporin Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Anti-microbial
Annexin A1 and NH2-terminal peptides (Ac1-26, Ac2-26, Ac9-25) Non-formyl peptide agonist, host-derived FPR1, FPR2 Anti-inflammatory
C. difficile-derived Toxin B fragments Non-formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR1 Pro-inflammatory
HIV gp41 AA 643-678 Non-formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR1 Pro-inflammatory
HIV-1 gp41 AA 558-595, HIV-1 gp120 V3 loop, HIV-1 gp120 AA 414-434, HIV-1 gp41 AA 546-581 Non-formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
Staphylococcal superantigen-like protein 13 Non-formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR2 Pro-inflammatory
H. pylori-derived peptide (Hp 2-20) Non-formyl peptide agonist, microbe-derived FPR2 Mucosal healing
Y. pestis Microbe FPR1 Pro-inflammatory
Gliadin Non-formyl peptide agonist, gluten-derived FPR1 Pro-inflammatory
Resolvin D1 Non-formyl non-peptide agonist, host-derived FPR2 Anti-inflammatory
LXA4 Non-formyl non-peptide agonist, host-derived (or aspirin-induced) FPR2 Anti-inflammatory