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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-7
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
A cDNA encoding a protein designated as LIG-1 has been cloned and characterized. A fragment of this cDNA was found previously in a screen for genes up-regulated during neural differentiation in mouse P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Comparative sequence analysis revealed LIG-1 to be a novel integral membrane glycoprotein (1091 amino acids) containing an extracellular region (794 amino acids) with a potential signal peptide, 15 leucine-rich repeats, 3 immnunoglobulin-like domains, and 7 potential N-glycosylation sites, a transmembrane region of 23 amino acids, and a cytoplasmic region of 274 amino acids. This protein, therefore, is a new member of both the leucine-rich repeat and the immunoglobulin superfamilies. Furthermore, Northern blot and in situ hybridization analyses showed LIG-1 gene expression to be predominantly in the brain, restricted to a small subset of glial cells such as Bergmann glial cells of the cerebellum and glial cells in the nerve fiber layer of the olfactory bulb. On the basis of its structural features and expression pattern, we propose that LIG-1 functions as a cell type-specific adhesion molecule or receptor at the glial cell surface, and plays a role in the nervous system in for example neuroglial differentiation, development, and/or maintenance of neural functions where it is expressed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22522-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
cDNA cloning of a novel membrane glycoprotein that is expressed specifically in glial cells in the mouse brain. LIG-1, a protein with leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Neurobiology (TANABE), Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article