Molecular analysis of human Siglec-8 orthologs relevant to mouse eosinophils: identification of mouse orthologs of Siglec-5 (mSiglec-F) and Siglec-10 (mSiglec-G)

Genomics. 2003 Nov;82(5):521-30. doi: 10.1016/s0888-7543(03)00171-x.

Abstract

We recently identified a novel human sialic acid binding immunoglobulin-like lectin, Siglec-8, using mRNA from human eosinophils. To search for a mouse Siglec (mSiglec) ortholog of Siglec-8 and other mouse Siglec paralogs, we conducted public database searches with cDNA sequences of human Siglec-5 to -10 and identified two novel mSiglecs. One has significant sequence identity to human Siglec-5 and is a splice variant of mSiglec-F. The other has greatest sequence identity to human Siglec-10 (mSiglec-G). Both mSiglecs have extracellular Ig-like domains and intracellular tyrosine-based motifs. To determine whether these mSiglecs were relevant to mouse eosinophils, RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis were performed. We detected expression of mSiglec-5 (or -F), -10, and -E mRNA in purified mouse eosinophils, but Northern blot data comparing expression in tissues from normal, IL-5 transgenic, and allergen-sensitized and -challenged mice suggest that mSiglec-10 is probably most relevant to mouse eosinophils.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD / chemistry
  • Antigens, CD / genetics*
  • Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / chemistry
  • Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / genetics*
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / chemistry*
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / genetics
  • DNA, Complementary / analysis
  • Databases, Nucleic Acid
  • Eosinophils / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lectins / chemistry
  • Lectins / genetics*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Lectins
  • SIGLEC8 protein, human
  • Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins
  • Siglecf protein, mouse