title: Molecular and genomic characterization of human DLEC, a novel member of the C-type lectin receptor gene family preferentially expressed on monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
abstract: We have identified a novel gene encoding a protein designated DLEC (dendritic cell lectin), which is a type II membrane glycoprotein of 213 amino acids and belongs to the human calcium-dependent (C-type) lectin family. The cytoplasmic tail of DLEC lacks consensus signaling motifs and its extracellular region shows a single carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD), closest in homology to the dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR) CRD. The DLEC gene has been localized linked to DCIR on the telomeric region of the NK gene complex. RT-PCR and Northern blot analyses show that DLEC mRNA is preferentially expressed in monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Biología Molecular, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arce
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roda-Navarro
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hernanz-Falcón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puig-Kröger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C423004:CLEC4A protein, human; C443299:CLEC4C protein, human; D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen