title: Cloning of the human IL-13R alpha1 chain and reconstitution with the IL4R alpha of a functional IL-4/IL-13 receptor complex.
abstract: The human homologue of the recently cloned murine IL-13 binding protein (IL-13R alpha1) was cloned from a cDNA library derived from the carcinoma cell line CAKI-1. The cloned cDNA encodes a 427 amino acid protein with two consensus patterns characteristic of the hematopoietic cytokine receptor family and a short cytoplasmic tail. The human protein is 74% identical to the murine IL-13R alpha1, and 27% identical to the human IL-13R alpha2. CHO cells expressing recombinant hIL-13R alpha1 specifically bind IL-13 (Kd approximately 4 nM) but not IL-4. Co-expression of the cloned cDNA with that of IL-4R alpha resulted in a receptor complex that displayed high affinity for IL-13 (Kd approximately 30 pM), and that allowed cross-competition of IL-13 and IL-4. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that IL-13 and IL-4 were able to activate Stat6 in cells expressing both IL-4R alpha and IL-13R alpha1, while no activation was observed in cells expressing either one or the other alone.
authors.affiliation: Sanofi Recherche, Labège Innopole, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miloux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bonnin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lupker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caput
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016466:CHO Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D053661:Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 Subunit; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D053660:Receptors, Interleukin-13; D019948:Receptors, Interleukin-4; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; C508181:IL13RA1 protein, human; D053661:Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 Subunit; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053660:Receptors, Interleukin-13; D019948:Receptors, Interleukin-4; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; C494101:STAT6 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators