title: The cDNA sequence and primary structure of the chicken transferrin receptor.
abstract: Recombinant cDNA clones encoding the chicken transferrin receptor (cTR) have been isolated and sequenced. Comparison of the deduced primary structure of cTR with those of the human transferrin receptor (hTR) and mouse transferrin receptor (mTR) shows that their size, hydropathy profile, location of sites for posttranslational modifications, and domain organization are highly similar. The cytoplasmic domain of cTR contains the motif Tyr-Xaa-Arg-Phe (YXRF) that is the recognition signal for high-efficiency endocytosis of hTR. The cTR has several highly conserved regions within its extracellular domain, including those flanking the putative N-glycosylation sites. Overall, however, the extracellular domain of cTR is only 53% identical to the extracellular domains of hTR and mTR. The cTR also lacks three of the six Cys residues found in the extracellular domains of the mammalian TRs. These differences can account for functional and structural properties that distinguish cTR and mammalian TRs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550-2774.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gerhardt
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Trowbridge
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002645:Chickens; D004247:DNA; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D011990:Receptors, Transferrin; D004247:DNA