title: Cloning of human cDNA encoding a novel heptahelix receptor expressed in Burkitt's lymphoma and widely distributed in brain and peripheral tissues.
abstract: Using PCR with degenerate primers and screening of a human B-cell lymphoblast cDNA library, a full-length cDNA encoding a 375-amino-acid protein was isolated. It contains seven regions of hydrophobic amino acids probably representing membrane-spanning domains of a novel heptahelix receptor, tentatively named CMKRL2. It shows nearly 30% overall identity with the high-affinity IL8 receptor and similar degree of homology with other chemoattractant receptors, including the "fusin" coreceptors for HIV1. Measurements of various transduction pathways following application of a panel of chemokines to transfected cells failed to evoke any reproducible response. Although the natural ligand for CMKRL2 could, thus, not be identified, receptor expression in spleen and lymph nodes as well as in Burkitt's lymphoma (irrespective of EBV status) supports a functional role in activated B-cells. Receptor message was ubiquitously distributed in normal peripheral tissues and CNS, suggesting that CMKRL2 is expressed in widespread cell populations, such as macrophages and neuroglia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University of Lund, Sweden. christer.owman@mphy.lu.se
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Owman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lolait
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000737:chemistry; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000737:chemistry; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C109584:GPER1 protein, human; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D002118:Calcium