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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-13
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Thymic stromal derived lymphopoietin receptor (TSLPR) is a novel receptor subunit that is related in sequence to the interleukin (IL)-2 receptor common gamma chain. TSLPR forms a heterodimeric complex with the IL-7 receptor alpha chain to form the receptor for thymic stromal derived lymphopoietin, a cytokine involved in B- and T-cell function. We have cloned the TSLP receptor from rat and find that the WSXWX motif commonly found in extracellular domains of cytokine receptors is conserved as a W(T/S)XV(T/A) motif among TSLP receptors from mouse, rat and human. As in the mouse, TSLP receptor is widely expressed in rats suggesting that TSLPR may have roles in signaling outside the hematopoietic system. A zooblot analysis revealed that TSLPR is expressed in all vertebrate species examined. The absence of TSLPR in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans genomes is similar to the expression of several other cytokine receptors that have been characterized thus far. We have also characterized the genomic structure of the murine Tslpr gene which shows that in addition to primary sequence homology, it shares a common genomic organization of coding exons with the murine IL-2 receptor common gamma chain (Il2rg). Use of an alternative splice acceptor site leads to two alternatively spliced transcript variants of murine TSLPR, both of which are functional receptors. Finally, using linkage analysis, we mapped the murine Tslpr gene to mouse chromosome 5 between the Ecm2 and Pxn genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0378-1119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
284
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Immunoglobulins, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Muridae, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Receptors, Cytokine, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11891057-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning of rat thymic stromal lymphopoietin receptor (TSLPR) and characterization of genomic structure of murine Tslpr gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Protein Interaction Laboratory, Center for Experimental Bioinformatics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, M, DK-5230, Odense, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.