title: Dendritic cell immunoactivating receptor, a novel C-type lectin immunoreceptor, acts as an activating receptor through association with Fc receptor gamma chain.
abstract: An increasing number of C-type lectin receptors are being discovered on dendritic cells, but their signaling abilities and underlying mechanisms require further definition. Among these, dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR) induces negative signals through an inhibitory immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM) in its cytoplasmic tail. Here we identify a novel C-type lectin receptor, dendritic cell immunoactivating receptor (DCAR), whose extracellular lectin domain is highly homologous to that of DCIR. DCAR is expressed similarly in tissues to DCIR, but its short cytoplasmic portion lacks signaling motifs like ITIM. However, a positively charged arginine residue is present in the transmembrane region of the DCAR, which may explain its association with Fc receptor gamma chain and its stable expression on the cell surface. Furthermore, cross-linking of DCAR in the presence of gamma chain activates calcium mobilization and tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins. These signals are mediated by the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activating motif (ITAM) of the gamma chain. Thus, DCAR is closely related to DCIR, but it introduces activating signals into antigen-presenting cells through its physical and functional association with ITAM-bearing gamma chain. The identification of this activating immunoreceptor provides an example of signaling via a dendritic cell-expressed C-type lectin receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. nkanazaw@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyachi
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000737:chemistry*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C423004:CLEC4A protein, human; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D037102:Lectins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C477518:dendritic cell immunoactivating receptor, mouse; D014443:Tyrosine; D002118:Calcium