CD47

CD47 molecule

Rendering based on PDB 2JJS.
Identifiers
Symbols CD47; IAP; MER6; OA3
External IDs OMIM601028 MGI96617 HomoloGene1346 GeneCards: CD47 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 961 16423
Ensembl ENSG00000196776 ENSMUSG00000055447
UniProt Q08722 Q3U967
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001777.3 NM_010581.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001768.1 NP_034711.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
107.76 – 107.81 Mb
Chr 16:
49.86 – 49.92 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

CD47 (Cluster of Differentiation 47) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CD47 gene.[1]

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Function

CD47 is a membrane protein, which is involved in the increase in intracellular calcium concentration that occurs upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrix. The protein is also a receptor for the C-terminal cell binding domain of thrombospondin, and it may play a role in membrane transport and signal transduction. This protein has broad tissue distribution, and is reduced in expression on Rh erythrocytes.

Four alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene.[1] Isoform 2 and 4 are the most abundant. Other than thrombospondin, CD47 also binds CD172a. CD47 deficient mice have been generated. Their reported phenotype is a defect in cellular migration of the CD172a expressing cells, suggesting that CD47 to CD172a interactions are necessary for the proper distribution of these cell types.

Interactions

CD47 has been shown to interact with BNIP3.[2]

Clinical significance

CD47 is used by bladder cancer cells to hide from normal scavenging by macrophages.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CD47 CD47 molecule". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=961. 
  2. ^ Lamy, Laurence; Ticchioni Michel, Rouquette-Jazdanian Alexandre K, Samson Michel, Deckert Marcel, Greenberg Arnold H, Bernard Alain (Jun. 2003). "CD47 and the 19 kDa interacting protein-3 (BNIP3) in T cell apoptosis". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 278 (26): 23915–21. doi:10.1074/jbc.M301869200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 12690108. 
  3. ^ Chan KS, Espinosa I, Chao M, Wong D, Ailles L, Diehn M, Gill H, Presti J, Chang HY, van de Rijn M, Shortliffe L, Weissman IL (August 2009). "Identification, molecular characterization, clinical prognosis, and therapeutic targeting of human bladder tumor-initiating cells". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106 (33): 14016–21. doi:10.1073/pnas.0906549106. PMC 2720852. PMID 19666525. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2720852. Lay summary – Reuters. 

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