title: The elusive factor Xa receptor: failure to detect transcripts that correspond to the published sequence of EPR-1.
abstract: The coagulation protease factor Xa induces cellular responses implicated in cardiovascular and inflammatory disease. Effector-cell protease receptor 1 (EPR-1) is a functionally characterized receptor of factor Xa, and the EPR-1 complementary DNA (cDNA) was published. Remarkably, the cDNA encoding an inhibitor of apoptosis, survivin, is reportedly identical to that of EPR-1 except for a few nucleotide differences and its orientation opposite to EPR-1. To isolate the EPR-1 cDNA and gene, we surveyed gene databases for expressed sequence tags (ESTs) that could be derived from EPR-1. All ESTs with strong homology to EPR-1/survivin were derived from survivin and could not encode EPR-1. By polymerase chain reaction and Southern blot hybridization, EPR-1 was not detectable in the human or murine genome, but survivin was. Our data suggest that EPR-1 is either highly cell-specific or the published EPR-1 cDNA includes sequences from clones derived from survivin messenger RNA. The means by which factor Xa mediates its cellular effects requires further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: N.V. Organon, Research and Development, Oss, The Netherlands. g.zaman@organon.oss.akzonobel.nl
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D015951:Factor Xa / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D000077022:Survivin; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000077022:Survivin; C045069:factor X receptors; D015951:Factor Xa