title: Human KLRF1, a novel member of the killer cell lectin-like receptor gene family: molecular characterization, genomic structure, physical mapping to the NK gene complex and expression analysis.
abstract: The human NK gene complex localized on chromosome 12p12.3 - p13.2 codes for several lectin-like receptor genes expressed by NK cells as well as by other hematopoietic cells. In this study, by using the expressed sequence tag database we identified a novel receptor gene, designated as killer cell lectin-like receptor, subfamily F, member 1 (KLRF1), encoding a putative type II transmembrane glycoprotein. The KLRF1 gene has been localized on the high-resolution physical map of chromosome 12p. The genomic structure of the KLRF1 gene and the existence of one spliced variant are also described. KLRF1 was expressed at the mRNA level in peripheral blood leukocytes, activated NK cells, monocytes and NK and myeloid cell lines. The presence of two immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory-like motifs within the cytoplasmic tail of KLRF1 suggests an inhibitory role in NK cell and monocyte activity.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Biología Molecular, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roda-Navarro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renedo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kucherlapati
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000502:physiology*; D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: C431711:KLRF1 protein, human; D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D055607:Receptors, Natural Killer Cell