title: Cloning of S4D-SRCRB, a new soluble member of the group B scavenger receptor cysteine-rich family (SRCR-SF) mapping to human chromosome 7q11.23.
abstract: The scavenger receptor cysteine-rich superfamily (SRCR-SF) is a highly conserved group of membrane and/or secreted proteins related to the innate and adaptive immune system. Here, we report the cloning of the gene encoding human S4D-SRCRB, a novel soluble member of the SRCR-SF, which is composed of four group B SRCR domains separated by Pro-, Ser- and Thr-rich polypeptides. The longest cDNA sequence found is 2,806 bp in length and encodes a mature protein of 528 aa, with a predicted molecular mass of M(r) 55,600. The S4D-SRCRB gene is located at Chromosome 7q11.23, telomeric to the Williams-Beuren syndrome deletion. It extends over 20 kb and consists of 11 exons, with each SRCR domain being encoded by a single exon. Northern blot analysis indicated that S4D-SRCRB has a broad tissue distribution and is expressed as two major mRNA species: one of 2.8 kb, with a restricted tissue expression pattern (mainly kidney and placenta), and another of 1.5 kb, with a broader distribution. A similar mRNA expression pattern was observed during the analysis of several tumor cell lines. The highest degree of similarity found between S4D-SRCRB and other group B SRCR-SF members was with human DMBT1 (a mosaic protein composed of fourteen SRCR domains, which is involved in innate defense and epithelia polarization) and chicken 18-B (a turpentine-induced soluble acute-phase protein composed of four SRCR domains). Our data indicate that S4D-SRCRB constitutes a novel SRCR-SF member, which could be involved in basic homeostatic functions such as innate host defense.
authors.affiliation: Institut Clínic d'Infeccions i Immunologia (ICII), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pujana
authors.forename: Agustí
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-de la Iglesia
authors.forename: Idoia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gimferrer
authors.forename: Mònica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arman
authors.forename: Josep Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vilà
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Places
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vives
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Estivill
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lozano
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D022821:RNA Splice Sites / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012995:Solubility; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D022821:RNA Splice Sites; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018110:Receptors, Lipoprotein; D051116:Receptors, Scavenger; C495129:SSC4D protein, human; C454739:Scarb1 protein, mouse; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B