CD150 is a member of a family of genes that encode glycoproteins on the surface of hematopoietic cells (original) (raw)

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Human CD150 (SLAM) is a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of T, B, natural killer, and dendritic cells. The extracellular domain of CD150 is the receptor for measles virus and CD150 acts as a co-activator on T and B cells. We characterized the mouse and human CD150 genes, each of which comprises seven exons spanning approximately 32 kb. Mouse CD150 mRNA was detected in T cells and in most thymocyte subsets, except CD4–8– cells. Surprisingly, the CD4–8– thymocytes of CD3γδnull mice, but not of Ragnull or severe combined immunodeficiency mice, expressed CD150. Whereas high levels of CD150 were found in Th1 cells, only small amounts were detectable in Th2 cells. CD150 expression was up-regulated upon in vitro activation of mouse T cells by anti-CD3. The complete mouse CD150 gene is highly homologous to its human orthologue in terms of nucleotide sequences and intron/exon organization. The human genomic sequences indicate that all isoforms detected so far have arisen from alternative splicing events. As judged by fluorescence in situ hybridization, mouse CD150 mapped to Chromosome (Chr) 1, band 1H2.2–2.3, and human CD150 was found on Chr 1q22. Human and mouse CD150 share sequence homologies with six other genes, five of which – CD84, CD229 (Ly-9), CD244 (2B4), CD48, and 19A – are localized in a 250-kb segment in close proximity to the human gene. Their location and their sequence similarities strongly suggest that the CD150 family of cell surface receptors arose via successive duplications of a common ancestral gene.

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  1. Division of Immunology, RE-204, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Ninghai Wang, Massimo Morra, Chengbin Wu, Charles Gullo, Duncan Howie & Cox Terhorst
  2. Department of Biology, Inflammation Division, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, MA 02139, USA
    Tony Coyle
  3. Immunology Unit, Department of Cellular Biology and Pathology, IDIBAPS, Medical School, University of Barcelona, C/Casanovas 143, Barcelona, Spain
    Pablo Engel

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Wang, N., Morra, M., Wu, C. et al. CD150 is a member of a family of genes that encode glycoproteins on the surface of hematopoietic cells.Immunogenetics 53, 382–394 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002510100337

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