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FEBS Letters (311)
Abstract

We previously found a brain‐specific glycoprotein in the rat brain. It postnatally increases and is rich in the mature brain. We cloned cDNA of this protein. It is composed of a signal peptide, a V‐type immunoglobulin domain, two C1‐type immunoglobulin domains, a transmembrane segment and a cytoplasmic region containing two tyrosine‐based activation motifs (TAM) that are variants of the antigen receptor signaling motifs. The overall structure is similar to those of immune antigen receptors. This molecule, BIT (brain immunoglobulin‐like molecule with TAMs), is a major endogenous substrates of brain tyrosine kinases in vitro. Cerebral cortical neurons could extend their neurites on BIT‐coated substrate and anti‐BIT monoclonal antibody specifically inhibited the effect. These findings and our recent study concerning BIT signal transduction mechanism suggest that BIT, an immune antigen receptor‐like molecule of the brain, functions as a membrane signaling molecule that may participate in cell–cell interaction.

Bibliography

Sano, S., Ohnishi, H., Omori, A., Hasegawa, J., & Kubota, M. (1997). BIT, an immune antigen receptor‐like molecule in the brain1. FEBS Letters, 411(2–3), 327–334. Portico.

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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 25, 2002, 11:03 a.m.)
Deposited 1 year, 11 months ago (Sept. 17, 2023, 3:32 a.m.)
Indexed 5 months, 1 week ago (March 27, 2025, 4:16 a.m.)
Issued 28 years, 1 month ago (July 14, 1997)
Published 28 years, 1 month ago (July 14, 1997)
Published Online 24 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 14, 2000)
Published Print 28 years, 1 month ago (July 14, 1997)
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@article{Sano_1997, title={BIT, an immune antigen receptor‐like molecule in the brain1}, volume={411}, ISSN={1873-3468}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00724-2}, DOI={10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00724-2}, number={2–3}, journal={FEBS Letters}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Sano, Shin-ichiro and Ohnishi, Hiroshi and Omori, Akira and Hasegawa, Junko and Kubota, Misae}, year={1997}, month=jul, pages={327–334} }