title: Cloning of the low-affinity murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor and reconstitution of a high-affinity receptor complex.
abstract: A cDNA clone (clone 71) that encodes a low-affinity receptor for murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has been isolated by direct expression. This molecule is the homologue of the human GM-CSF receptor alpha subunit, although homology between these molecules is surprisingly low (less than 35% amino acid identity). The cDNA encodes a polypeptide of 387 amino acids, which contains the conserved features of the hematopoietin receptor superfamily. When expressed in COS-7 cells, this clone encodes a protein that binds radiolabeled murine GM-CSF with low affinity. Coexpression of clone 71 with a cDNA corresponding to a low-affinity interleukin 3 (IL-3) receptor (AIC2A) did not alter the affinity of binding of either GM-CSF or IL-3. However, coexpression of clone 71 with the IL-3 receptor-related cDNA AIC2B generated high-affinity binding sites for murine GM-CSF but not murine IL-3. These studies show that clone 71 and AIC2B are capable of forming an alpha beta complex capable of binding murine GM-CSF with high affinity, while AIC2A appears not to be a component of the murine GM-CSF receptor.
authors.affiliation: Immunex Research and Development Corporation, Seattle, WA 98101.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luhr
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Morrissey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cosman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3 / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013154:Spleen / Q000502:physiology; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D004247:DNA