title: Sequence and organization of the human N-formyl peptide receptor-encoding gene.
abstract: The human FPR1 gene encodes the N-formyl peptide receptor, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that mediates the activation of mature myeloid cells by bacterial N-formyl oligopeptides. To investigate the molecular basis for myeloid-specific production of this receptor, we have cloned and sequenced FPR1. The gene is organized into three exons and two introns that span 6 kb. The coding block lacks introns. Yet, the transcription start point (tsp) is separated from the start codon by 4902 bp consisting of three exons and two large introns. Two mRNAs are produced by alternative splicing of exon 2 in HL-60 neutrophils and normal blood monocytes. The region 5' to the tsp contains three pyrimidine-rich segments, a feature that has been observed in other myeloid-specific genes. One complete Alu repeat is found in each intron and in the 3'-flanking region 317 bp downstream of the polyadenylation signal. Thus, FPR1 is a small myeloid-specific gene that is expressed as two alternatively spliced mRNAs encoding the same protein.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tiffany
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ahuja
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D005091:Exons; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D004247:DNA