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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Rat CD16 is defined here by a family of highly homologous class III Fc gamma receptor isoforms. Northern blot and polymerase chain reaction analysis indicate that multiple rtFc gamma RIII alpha isoforms are expressed by rat NK and macrophages contrasting the expression of a single class III receptor isoform by human and mouse NK and macrophages. Analysis of genomic Southern blots and splice variants identified by polymerase chain reaction suggests the existence of several homologous rat Fc gamma RIII alpha genes organized similar to human and mouse class III receptor genes. All rat Fc gamma RIII alpha isoform protein sequences have conventional transmembrane insertion sequences containing the unique LFAVDTGL motif conserved in all other class III Fc gamma and Fc epsilon RI alpha receptor sequences. A model is proposed for the protein-protein interactions between this sequence and the transmembrane sequences of two heteroprotein subunits, Fc epsilon RI gamma and CD3 zeta, known to interact with human and mouse class III receptors. Rat NK, monocytes, and neutrophils were all found to express transcripts for both of these subunits, whereas rat macrophages express only Fc epsilon RI gamma subunit transcripts. Furthermore, the Fc epsilon RI gamma subunit was found to promote the cell surface expression of rtFc gamma RIII alpha isoforms in transfected COS cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4352-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Rat CD16 is defined by a family of class III Fc gamma receptors requiring co-expression of heteroprotein subunits.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't