CX3CR1

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Chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1
Identifiers
Symbols CX3CR1; CCRL1; CMKBRL1; CMKDR1; GPR13; GPRV28; V28
External IDs OMIM601470 MGI1333815 HomoloGene20350 IUPHAR: CX3CR1 GeneCards: CX3CR1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1524 13051
Ensembl ENSG00000168329 ENSMUSG00000052336
UniProt P49238 Q543X3
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001171171.1 NM_009987.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001164642.1 NP_034117.3
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
39.3 – 39.32 Mb
Chr 9:
119.96 – 119.98 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

CX3C chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1) also known as the fractalkine receptor or G-protein coupled receptor 13 (GPR13) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CX3CR1 gene.[1][2] As the name suggests, this receptor binds the chemokine CX3CL1 (also called neurotactin or fractalkine).

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[edit] Function

Fractalkine is a transmembrane protein and chemokine involved in the adhesion and migration of leukocytes. The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for fractalkine.[3]

Expression of this receptor appears to be associated with lymphocytes.[4] CX3CR1 is also expressed by monocytes and plays major role in the survival of monocytes.[citation needed]

Fractalkine has also recently been discovered to play a developmental role in the migration of microglia in the central nervous system to their synaptic targets, where phagocytosis and synaptic refinement occur.

[edit] Clinical significance

CX3CR1 also is a coreceptor for HIV-1, and some variations in this gene lead to increased susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and rapid progression to AIDS.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Combadiere C, Ahuja SK, Murphy PM (August 1995). "Cloning, chromosomal localization, and RNA expression of a human beta chemokine receptor-like gene". DNA Cell Biol. 14 (8): 673–80. doi:10.1089/dna.1995.14.673. PMID 7646814. 
  2. ^ Combadiere C, Salzwedel K, Smith ED, Tiffany HL, Berger EA, Murphy PM (September 1998). "Identification of CX3CR1. A chemotactic receptor for the human CX3C chemokine fractalkine and a fusion coreceptor for HIV-1". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (37): 23799–804. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.37.23799. PMID 9726990. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1524. 
  4. ^ Imai T, Hieshima K, Haskell C, Baba M, Nagira M, Nishimura M, Kakizaki M, Takagi S, Nomiyama H, Schall TJ, Yoshie O (November 1997). "Identification and molecular characterization of fractalkine receptor CX3CR1, which mediates both leukocyte migration and adhesion". Cell 91 (4): 521–30. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80438-9. PMID 9390561. 

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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