Identification and functional characterization of DR6, a novel death domain-containing TNF receptor.
Tumor nectosis factor (TNF) receptors are key players in inflammation and immune regulation. A new member of this family, termed death receptor-6 (DR6), has been identified. Like other death receptors, DR6 is a type I transmembrane receptor, possesses four extracellular cysteine-rich motifs and a cytoplasmic death domain. DR6 is expressed ... in most human tissues and abundant transcript was detected in heart, brain, placenta, pancreas, thymus, lymph node and several non-lymphoid cancer cell lines. DR6 interacts with TRADD, which has previously been shown to associate with TNFR1. Furthermore, ectopic expression of DR6 in mammalian cells induces apoptosis and activation of both NF-kappaB and JNK.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Apoptosis, Base Sequence, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Molecular Sequence Data, NF-kappa B, Protein Binding, RNA, Messenger, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Tumor Cells, Cultured
Amino Acid Sequence, Apoptosis, Base Sequence, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Molecular Sequence Data, NF-kappa B, Protein Binding, RNA, Messenger, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Tumor Cells, Cultured
FEBS Lett.
Date: Jul. 24, 1998
PubMed ID: 9714541
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