Identification and partial characterization of a variant of human CXCR3 generated by posttranscriptional exon skipping
JE Ehlert, CA Addison, MD Burdick… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
JE Ehlert, CA Addison, MD Burdick, SL Kunkel, RM Strieter
The Journal of Immunology, 2004•journals.aai.orgChemokines are recognized as functionally important in many pathological disorders, which
has led to increased interest in mechanisms related to the regulation of chemokine receptor
(CKR) expression. Known mechanisms for regulating CKR activity are changes in gene
expression or posttranslational modifications. However, little is known about CKR with
respect to a third regulatory mechanism, which is observed among other seven-
transmembrane receptor subfamilies, the concept of differential splicing or processing of …
has led to increased interest in mechanisms related to the regulation of chemokine receptor
(CKR) expression. Known mechanisms for regulating CKR activity are changes in gene
expression or posttranslational modifications. However, little is known about CKR with
respect to a third regulatory mechanism, which is observed among other seven-
transmembrane receptor subfamilies, the concept of differential splicing or processing of …
Abstract
Chemokines are recognized as functionally important in many pathological disorders, which has led to increased interest in mechanisms related to the regulation of chemokine receptor (CKR) expression. Known mechanisms for regulating CKR activity are changes in gene expression or posttranslational modifications. However, little is known about CKR with respect to a third regulatory mechanism, which is observed among other seven-transmembrane receptor subfamilies, the concept of differential splicing or processing of heteronuclear RNA. We now report on the discovery of a variant human CKR, CXCR3, resulting from alternative splicing via exon skipping. The observed RNA processing entails a drastically altered C-terminal protein sequence with a predicted four-or five-transmembrane domain structure, differing from all known functional CKR. However, our data indicate that that this splice variant, which we termed CXCR3-alt, despite its severe structural changes still localizes to the cell surface and mediates functional activity of CXCL11.
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