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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-12
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The complete analysis of a cDNA clone encoding the mouse integrin beta 7 subunit that was isolated from a lambda gt10 cDNA library prepared from interleukin-4-activated mouse spleen B cells is reported. The 805-amino acid sequence deduced from the cDNA revealed a signal peptide, a 704-amino acid extracellular domain with eight N-glycosylation sites, a transmembrane domain, and a 61-amino acid intracellular domain. Several structural features were conserved with other integrin beta chains including the four cysteine-rich epidermal growth factor-like repeat sequences in the extracellular domain. Comparative analysis of the mouse and human beta 7 subunits revealed 87% sequence identity with conservation of three potential intracellular tyrosine phosphorylation sites. The cDNA hybridized to two mRNA transcripts of 3 and 2 kilobases (kb) in size. The 3-kb transcript, which is considered the productive form, was found in T and B leukemic cell lines, a macrophage line, and a mastocytoma cell line. Suprisingly, the smaller 2-kb transcript, which seems unlikely to encode a complete beta 7 protein, was found expressed in epithelial cells cultured from mouse skin. The integrin beta 7 subunit displays sequence identity with the beta subunit of the M290 antigen found expressed almost exclusively on intraepithelial lymphocytes in the small intestine suggesting that beta 7 may play an adhesive role in intraepithelial lymphocytes immunosurveillance of the gut mucosa. The cellular distribution of beta 7 transcripts is more extensive than the T-lineage-restricted distribution of the M290 antigen, indicating that beta 7 may be the common beta subunit for more than one receptor or that translation of beta 7 transcripts varies in different cell types.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7352-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular cloning of the mouse integrin beta 7 subunit.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't