title: A novel form of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2. Alternative splicing of the third immunoglobulin-like domain confers ligand binding specificity.
abstract: The fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene is expressed as alternatively spliced mRNAs that encode bacterially expressed kinase, the keratinocyte growth factor receptor, or K-sam. We have now isolated a novel FGFR2 cDNA that is identical with the previously cloned human bacterially expressed kinase, except in the third immunoglobulin-like domain. The ligand binding properties of FGFR2 were studied by expressing the protein in rat L6 muscle myoblasts. Unlike human bacterially expressed kinase which binds acidic and basic FGF with similar affinities, FGFR2 bound acidic FGF with approximately 1000-fold higher affinity than basic FGF. These results indicate that alternative splicing of the FGFR2 gene in the region encoding the carboxyl-terminal half of the third immunoglobulin domain determines the ligand specificity of this group of receptors.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0724.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Dell
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051381:Rats; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D004247:DNA