cDNA cloning and primary structure analysis of C1qR(p), the human C1q/MBL/SPA receptor that mediates enhanced phagocytosis in vitro

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The complement protein C1q, mannose-binding lectin (MBL), and pulmonary surfactant protein A (SPA) are structurally similar molecules that enhance phagocytic function in vitro. Monoclonal antibodies R3 and R139, which inhibit the enhancement triggered by these three ligands, were used to purify a 126,000 M(r) cell surface protein designated C1qR(p). Amino acid sequence was obtained and the corresponding cDNA was cloned. C1qR(p) is a novel type I membrane protein with the following putative structural elements: a C-type carbohydrate recognition domain, five EGF-like domains, a transmembrane domain, and a short cytoplasmic tail. All peptides identified by amino acid sequencing are encoded by the cDNA. Additionally, an anti-peptide antiserum was generated, which is reactive with C1qR(p). The data indicate that the cloned cDNA encodes the receptor that plays a role in C1q/MBL/SPA-mediated removal or destruction of pathogens and immune complexes by phagocytosis.

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Nepomuceno, R. R., Henschen-Edman, A. H., Burgess, W. H., & Tenner, A. J. (1997). cDNA cloning and primary structure analysis of C1qR(p), the human C1q/MBL/SPA receptor that mediates enhanced phagocytosis in vitro. Immunity, 6(2), 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80419-7

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