title: Two differentially expressed interleukin-11 receptor genes in the mouse genome.
abstract: Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a multifunctional cytokine involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation in a variety of cell types and tissues in vitro and in vivo. The effects of IL-11 were shown to be mediated by the IL-11 receptor (hereafter referred to as IL-11 R alpha), which is a ligand-binding subunit and provides ligand specificity in a functional multimeric signal-transduction complex with gp130. Here we show that the mouse genome contains a second gene encoding an IL-11-binding protein, referred to as IL-11R beta. The structure of the IL-11R beta gene is highly similar to that of IL-11R alpha, and IL-11R beta exhibits 99% sequence identity with IL-11R alpha at the amino acid level. IL-11R beta is co-expressed with IL-11R alpha, albeit at lower levels, in embryos and in various adult tissues. IL-11R beta transcripts are abundant in testis, and, in contrast with IL-11R alpha, absent from skeletal muscle. IL-11R beta expressed in vitro binds IL-11 with high affinity, suggesting that the mouse genome contains a second functional IL-11R.
authors.affiliation: Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bilinski
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neuhaus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gissel
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Heath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gossler
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D015870:Gene Expression; D016678:Genome; D017370:Interleukin-11 / Q000378:metabolism; D053703:Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha Subunit; D051379:Mice / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D053702:Receptors, Interleukin-11; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; C508429:Il11ra1 protein, mouse; C508431:Il11ra2 protein, mouse; D017370:Interleukin-11; D053703:Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha Subunit; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053702:Receptors, Interleukin-11; D011994:Recombinant Proteins