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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
51
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-26
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Natural killer cell and T cell subsets express at their cell surface a repertoire of receptors for MHC class I molecules, the natural killer cell receptors (NKRs). NKRs are characterized by the existence of inhibitory and activating isoforms, which are encoded by highly homologous but separate genes present in the same locus. Inhibitory isoforms express an intracytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif, whereas activating isoforms lack any immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif but harbor a charged amino acid residue in their transmembrane domain. We previously characterized KARAP (killer cell activating receptor-associated protein), a novel disulfide-linked tyrosine-phosphorylated dimer that selectively associates with the activating NKR isoforms. We report here the identification of the mouse KARAP gene, its localization on chromosome 7 and its genomic organization in five exons. Point mutation and transfection studies revealed that KARAP is a novel signaling transmembrane subunit whose transduction function depends on the integrity of an intracytoplasmic immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif. In contrast to previous members of the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif polypeptide family, KARAP is ubiquitously expressed on hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells, suggesting its association with a broad range of activating receptors in a variety of tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34115-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Genomic Library, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Receptors, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:9852069-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Gene structure, expression pattern, and biological activity of mouse killer cell activating receptor-associated protein (KARAP)/DAP-12.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre d'Immunologie INSERM/CNRS de Marseille-Luminy, Case 906, 13288 Marseille cedex 09, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't