PMID- 10520743 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991105 LR - 20191024 IS - 1042-5179 (Print) IS - 1026-7913 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 3 DP - 1998 TI - Molecular cloning and characterization of a mouse gene with homology to the Duffy-antigen receptor for chemokines. PG - 129-43 AB - The Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) is a receptor for both CXC and CC chemokines. We have cloned a mouse gene with a predicted amino acid sequence homology of approximately 63% to human DARC and localized this gene to mouse chromosome 1 between the Xmv41 and D1Mit166 loci. We further demonstrated that, like the human gene, the mouse gene exhibits a single intron of 462 bp which interrupts the open reading frame between the codons for the seventh and eighth amino acid residues. Northern blot analyses revealed that putative mDARC mRNA is highly expressed in adult mouse spleen and skeletal muscle and in whole embryos between embryonic days 8.5 to 12. Northern blot analysis of hemangiosarcomas which develop spontaneously in the spleen of the Eker rat reveal expression of mRNAs which hybridize with both DARC and CXCR2 probes, suggesting a potential role of these receptors in the angiogenesis associated with tumor formation. FAU - Tang, T AU - Tang T AD - Department of Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. FAU - Owen, J D AU - Owen JD FAU - Du, J AU - Du J FAU - Walker, C L AU - Walker CL FAU - Richmond, A AU - Richmond A LA - eng GR - CA34590/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA63613/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30CA68485/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - etc. PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - DNA Seq JT - DNA sequence : the journal of DNA sequencing and mapping JID - 9107800 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (Duffy Blood-Group System) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Chemokine) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - DNA, Complementary/genetics MH - Duffy Blood-Group System/*genetics MH - Gene Expression MH - Hemangiosarcoma/genetics MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Receptors, Chemokine/*genetics MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - Tissue Distribution EDAT- 1999/10/16 00:00 MHDA- 1999/10/16 00:01 CRDT- 1999/10/16 00:00 PHST- 1999/10/16 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/10/16 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/10/16 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3109/10425179809072188 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - DNA Seq. 1998;9(3):129-43. doi: 10.3109/10425179809072188.