Deshpande RV, Lalezari P, Pergolizzi RG, Moore MA. Structural abnormalities in the G-CSF receptor in severe congenital neutropenia.
JOURNAL OF HEMATOTHERAPY & STEM CELL RESEARCH 1999;
8:411-20. [PMID:
10634179 DOI:
10.1089/152581699320171]
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Abstract
Structural abnormalities in the cytoplasmic region of the G-CSF receptor (G-CSF-R) or defects in signal transduction pathways triggered by the G-CSF-R or both have been implicated in the development of neutropenia and increased prediposition to leukemia in patients with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN). To assess the structural integrity of the G-CSF-R in SCN patients, the transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions of the G-CSF-R from 5 SCN patients were cloned and sequenced. DNA mutations (point, deletion, frame-shift, and silent) were observed in 3 patients. In 2 of these, the DNA mutations resulted in altered G-CSF-R protein sequences, including additions of novel C-terminal sequences. Three of the 5 mutant receptor clones lacked 115-121 amino acids in the cytoplasmic region, and 2 showed complete loss of the transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions. Neutrophils from 1 patient expressing these mutant receptors showed normal binding of radiolabeled G-CSF. G-CSF-R in 2 other patients with SCN showed no mutations. Our results indicate that structural abnormalities in the G-CSF-R may be present in some SCN patients. They may not affect the binding of G-CSF to the receptor but may contribute to the pathogenesis of SCN through impaired signal transduction pathways of the mutant G-CSF-R.
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