CXCR5

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 5
Identifiers
Symbols CXCR5; BLR1; CD185; MDR15; MGC117347
External IDs OMIM601613 MGI103567 HomoloGene1298 IUPHAR: CXCR5 GeneCards: CXCR5 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 643 12145
Ensembl ENSG00000160683 ENSMUSG00000047880
UniProt P32302 Q3V0L2
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001716.3 NM_007551.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001707.1 NP_031577.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
118.75 – 118.77 Mb
Chr 9:
44.32 – 44.33 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

C-X-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CXCR5) also known as Burkitt lymphoma receptor 1 (BLR1) is a G protein-coupled seven transmembrane receptor for chemokine CXCL13 (also known as BLC) and belongs to the CXC chemokine receptor family. The BLR1 / CXCR5 gene is specifically expressed in Burkitt's lymphoma and lymphatic tissues, such as follicles in lymph nodes as well as in spleen. The gene plays an essential role in B cell migration.[1]

CXCR5 has also recently been designated CD185 (cluster of differentiation 185).

References

  1. ^ Förster R, Mattis AE, Kremmer E, Wolf E, Brem G, Lipp M (1996). "A putative chemokine receptor, BLR1, directs B cell migration to defined lymphoid organs and specific anatomic compartments of the spleen". Cell 87 (6): 1037–47. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81798-5. PMID 8978608. 

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