title: Synleurin, a novel leucine-rich repeat protein that increases the intensity of pleiotropic cytokine responses.
abstract: We have identified and characterized a novel single span transmembrane leucine-rich repeat protein, synleurin, that renders cells highly sensitive to the activation by cytokines and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The major part of the extracellular domain consists of a leucine-rich repeats (LRR) cassette. The LRR central core has 12 analogous LRR repeating modules arranged in a seamless tandem array. The LRRs are most homologous to that of chondroadherin, insulin-like growth factor binding proteins, platelet glycoprotein V, slits, and toll-like receptors. Synleurin expression was detected at low levels in many tissues, including smooth muscle, brain, uterus, pancreas, cartilage, adipose, spleen, and testis. When synleurin is ecotopically expressed in transfected cells, the cells exhibit amplified responses to bFGF, EGF, PDGF-B, IGF-1, IGF-2, and LPS. Synleurin gene (slrn) maps to human chromosome at 5q12. The name synleurin reflects its synergistic effect on cytokine stimulation and its prominent leucine-rich repeats.
authors.affiliation: Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 9410 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yanggu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007930:Leucine / Q000032:analysis*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D020449:Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D028961:beta Karyopherins
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D006133:Growth Substances; C475690:IPO11 protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D028961:beta Karyopherins; D007930:Leucine