title: Evidence that the novel receptor FGFRL1 signals indirectly via FGFR1.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor-like protein 1 (FGFRL1) is a recently discovered member of the FGF receptor (FGFR) family. Similar to the classical FGFRs, it contains three extracellular immunoglobulin-like domains and interacts with FGF ligands. However, in contrast to the classical receptors, it does not contain any intracellular tyrosine kinase domain and consequently cannot signal by transphosphorylation. In mouse kidneys, FgfrL1 is expressed primarily at embryonic stages E14-E15 in regions where nascent nephrons develop. In this study, we used whole-mount in situ hybridization to show the spatial pattern of five different Fgfrs in the developing mouse kidney. We compared the expression pattern of FgfrL1 with that of other Fgfrs. The expression pattern of FgfrL1 closely resembled that of Fgfr1, but clearly differed from that of Fgfr2‑Fgfr4. It is therefore conceivable that FgfrL1 signals indirectly via Fgfr1. The mechanisms by which FgfrL1 affects the activity of Fgfr1 remain to be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amann
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trueb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D005260:Female; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051500:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 5 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C496379:Fgfrl1 protein, mouse; D051500:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 5; C496372:Fgfr4 protein, mouse; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4
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