title: LSSIG is a novel murine leukocyte-specific GPCR that is induced by the activation of STAT3.
abstract: G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce the signal of a wide variety of chemokines, cytokines, neurotransmitters, hormones, odorants, and others to regulate the biologic homeostasis, including hematopoiesis and immunity. Here we report the molecular cloning of leukocyte-specific STAT-induced GPCR (LSSIG), which is a novel murine orphan GPCR with the highest homology to human GPR43. The mRNA expression of LSSIG was clearly induced in M1 leukemia cells during the leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)-induced differentiation to macrophages, and the induction was evidently signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3)-dependent. GPR43 expression was also strongly induced in HL-60 and U937 leukemia cells during the differentiation to monocytes. Further analysis showed that the expression of both LSSIG and GPR43 is highly restricted in hematopoietic tissues. Cytokine-stimulation induced LSSIG and GPR43 in bone marrow cells, and monocytes and neutrophils, respectively. These results suggest that LSSIG and GPR43 might play pivotal roles in differentiation and immune response of monocytes and granulocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Radioisotope Research Center Medical Division, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senga
authors.forename: Shotaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Tsunehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Michinari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008222:Lymphokines; D009479:Neuropeptides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators; C473103:FFAR2 protein, human; C473102:G-protein coupled receptor LSSIG, mouse; C507837:LIF protein, human; C507838:Lif protein, mouse; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse