title: Human mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) demonstrates structural and functional similarities to the alpha 4 beta 7-integrin binding domains of murine MAdCAM-1, but extreme divergence of mucin-like sequences.
abstract: The mucosal vascular addressin, mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1), is an Ig family adhesion receptor preferentially expressed by venular endothelial cells at sites of lymphocyte extravasation in murine mucosal lymphoid tissues and lamina propria. MAdCAM-1 specifically binds both human and mouse lymphocytes that express the homing receptor for Peyer's patches, the integrin alpha 4 beta 7. Functional expression cloning was used to isolate a cDNA from a macaque mesenteric lymph node library that encodes the homologue to murine MAdCAM-1. The macaque cDNA was subsequently used to clone the human homologue as well. Expression of human MAdCAM-1 RNA is restricted to mucosal tissues, gut-associated lymphoid tissues and spleen. Human MAdCAM-1 selectively binds both murine and human lymphocyte cell lines expressing alpha 4 beta 7. Human and macaque MAdCAM-1 have two Ig-like domains that are similar to the two amino-terminal integrin binding domains of murine MAdCAM-1. The conservation of sequences within the region homologous to the mucin/IgA domain of murine MAdCAM-1 is, however, much less apparent. These receptors exhibit considerable variation from murine MAdCAM-1 with respect to the length of the mucin-like sequence and the lack of a membrane proximal Ig (IgA-like) domain. The isolation of these different species of MAdCAM-1 demonstrates greater seleoffctive pressure for maintenance of amino acids involved in alpha 4 beta 7 binding than those sequences presumably involved in the presentation of carbohydrates for selectin binding.
authors.affiliation: LeukoSite, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shyjan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertagnolli
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Briskin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D016023:Integrins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008251:Macaca; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009077:Mucins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009088:Mucoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D016023:Integrins; C504265:MADCAM1 protein, human; C489082:Madcam1 protein, mouse; D009077:Mucins; D009088:Mucoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C071777:integrin alpha4beta7