RGD Reference Report - Gene structure, expression pattern, and biological activity of mouse killer cell activating receptor-associated protein (KARAP)/DAP-12. - Rat Genome Database

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Gene structure, expression pattern, and biological activity of mouse killer cell activating receptor-associated protein (KARAP)/DAP-12.

Authors: Tomasello, E  Olcese, L  Vely, F  Geourgeon, C  Blery, M  Moqrich, A  Gautheret, D  Djabali, M  Mattei, MG  Vivier, E 
Citation: Tomasello E, etal., J Biol Chem 1998 Dec 18;273(51):34115-9.
RGD ID: 1304542
Pubmed: PMID:9852069   (View Abstract at PubMed)

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.

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