Cloning of the cDNA for a hematopoietic cell-specific protein related to CD20 and the {beta} subunit of the high-affinity IgE receptor: Evidence for a family of proteins with four membrane-spanning regions
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
- Sanofi Elf Biorecherches, Toulouse (France)
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
The authors report the cloning of the cDNA for a human gene whose mRNA is expressed specifically in hematopoietic cells. A long open reading frame in the 1.7-kb mRNA encodes a 214-aa protein of 25 kDa with four hydrophobic regions consistent with a protein that traverses the membrane four times. To reflect the structure and expression of this gene in diverse hematopoietic lineages of lymphoid and myeloid origin, the authors named the gene HTm{sub 4}. The protein is about 20% homologous to two other {open_quotes}four-transmembrane{close_quotes} proteins; the B-cell-specific antigen CD20 and the {beta} subunit of the high-affinity receptor for IgE, Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta}. The highest homologies among the three proteins are found in the transmembrane domains, but conserved residues are also recognized in the inter-transmembrane domains and in the N and C termini. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, they localized HTm{sub 4} to human chromosome 11q12-13.1, where the CD20 and Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta} genes are also located. Both the murine homologue for CD20, Ly-44, and the murine Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta} gene map to the same region in murine chromosome 19. The authors propose that the HTm{sub 4}, CD20, and Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta} genes evolved from the same ancestral gene to form a family of four-transmembrane proteins. It is possible that other related members exist. Similar to CD20 and Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta}, it is likely that Htm{sub 4} has a role in signal transduction and, like Fc{sub {epsilon}}RI{beta}, might be a subunit associated with receptor complexes.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-86ER60408
- OSTI ID:
- 86530
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 91, Issue 21; Other Information: PBD: 11 Oct 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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