Journal
FASEB JOURNAL
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 1964-1973Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-5800com
Keywords
innate immunity; paired receptors; gene conversion; DAP12; great apes
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01-GM32373] Funding Source: Medline
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Immune receptors that show high mutual sequence similarity and have antagonizing signaling properties are called paired receptors, and are believed to fine-tune immune responses. Siglecs are sialic acid-recognizing receptors of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily expressed on immune cells. Human Siglec-5, encoded by SIGLEC5 gene, has four extracellular Ig-like domains and a cytosolic inhibitory motif. We discovered human Siglec-14 with three Ig-like domains, encoded by the SIGLEC14 gene, adjacent to SIGLEC5. Human Siglec-14 has almost complete sequence identity with human Siglec-5 at the first two Ig-like domains, shows a glycan binding preference similar to that of human Siglec-5, and associates with the activating adapter protein DAP12. Thus, Siglec-14 and Siglec-5 appear to be the first glycan binding paired receptors. Near-complete sequence identity of the amino-terminal part of human Siglec-14 and Siglec-5 indicates partial gene conversion between SIGLEC14 and SIGLEC5. Remarkably, SIGLEC14 and SIGLEC5 in other primates also show evidence of gene conversions within each lineage. Evidently, balancing the interactions between Siglec-14, Siglec-5 and their common ligand(s) had selective advantage during the course of evolution. The essential arginine critical for sialic acid recognition in both Siglec-14 and Siglec-5 is present in humans but mutated in almost all great ape alleles.
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