title: Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the human and mouse genes encoding the alpha receptor component for ciliary neurotrophic factor.
abstract: Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) has recently been found to share receptor components with, and to be structurally related to, a family of broadly acting cytokines, including interleukin-6, leukemia inhibitory factor, and oncostatin M. However, the CNTF receptor complex also includes a CNTF-specific component known as CNTF receptor alpha (CNTFR alpha). Here we describe the molecular cloning of the human and mouse genes encoding CNTFR. We report that the human and mouse genes have an identical intron-exon structure that correlates well with the domain structure of CNTFR alpha. That is, the signal peptide and the immunoglobulin-like domain are each encoded by single exons, the cytokine receptor-like domain is distributed among 4 exons, and the C-terminal glycosyl phosphatidylinositol recognition domain is encoded by the final coding exon. The position of the introns within the cytokine receptor-like domain corresponds to those found in other members of the cytokine receptor superfamily. Confirming a recent study using radiation hybrids, we have also mapped the human CNTFR gene to chromosome band 9p13 and the mouse gene to a syntenic region of chromosome 4.
authors.affiliation: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, Tarrytown, New York 10591, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Le Beau
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Brannan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McClain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masiakowski
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D017931:DNA Primers; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D015723:Gene Library; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007438:Introns; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D008677:Metaphase; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009115:Muridae; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D020801:Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D020801:Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor