| First Author | Finger LR | Year | 1997 |
| Journal | Gene | Volume | 197 |
| Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 177-87 |
| PubMed ID | 9332365 | Mgi Jnum | J:42991 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:1096944 | Doi | 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00260-6 |
| Citation | Finger LR, et al. (1997) The human PD-1 gene: complete cDNA, genomic organization, and developmentally regulated expression in B cell progenitors. Gene 197(1-2):177-87 |
| abstractText | We report the complete cDNA sequence and the genomic structure of the human PD-1 homologue. An analysis of the expression pattern of the human PD-1 gene (hPD-1) and the murine PD-1 gene (mPD-1) in developing bone marrow B-lineage cells was also undertaken. The full length hPD-1 cDNA is 2106 nucleotides long and encodes a predicted protein of 288 amino acid residues. The hPD-1 and mPD-1 genes share 70% homology at the nucleotide level and 60% homology at the amino acid level. Four potential sites for N-linked glycosylation are conserved, as are a stretch of amino acids between two cysteine residues resembling a V-set immunoglobulin domain, and another region containing a motif similar to an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif. Isolation of the genomic locus of the hPD-1 gene reveals that the gene is composed of five exons located on human chromosome 2 at band q37. The 5' flanking region lacks TATA and CAAT cis-acting elements, but includes a number of potential transcription factor binding sites and a dominant transcription start site. The mPD-1 gene was preferentially expressed in pro-B cells from murine adult bone marrow. Although hPD-1 was not preferentially expressed in pro-B cells from human fetal bone marrow, treatment of isolated pro-B cells with interleukin-7 resulted in a dramatic increase in expression. These data suggest that PD-1 may play a role in B-cell differentiation during the pro-B cell stage. |
