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. 1992 Feb;22(2):447-55.
doi: 10.1002/eji.1830220224.

The CD27 membrane receptor, a lymphocyte-specific member of the nerve growth factor receptor family, gives rise to a soluble form by protein processing that does not involve receptor endocytosis

W A Loenen  1 , E De Vries, L A Gravestein, R Q Hintzen, R A Van Lier, J Borst
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The CD27 membrane receptor, a lymphocyte-specific member of the nerve growth factor receptor family, gives rise to a soluble form by protein processing that does not involve receptor endocytosis

W A Loenen et al. Eur J Immunol. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

CD27 is a transmembrane glycoprotein found exclusively on human T and B lymphocytes. It belongs to a recently identified receptor family, whose members are involved in cell differentiation and survival. This family includes the nerve growth factor receptor, two different types of tumor necrosis factor, receptors the Fas antigen, and the B cell-specific protein CD40. T cell activation via the antigen receptor strongly enhances CD27 membrane expression, suggesting a role for CD27 during T cell differentiation. A soluble form of CD27 (sCD27) is released into the supernatant of activated T cells, and detected in serum and urine of healthy individuals and patients. We have investigated the mechanism underlying the generation of sCD27. One mRNA encodes both the transmembrane receptor and sCD27, as shown by cDNA transfection. In line with this, only one CD27 precursor protein is found, that is processed to the mature receptor by extensive O-linked glycosylation. All newly synthesized protein is rapidly transported to the plasma membrane; no internal pool of mature protein is detectable. The transmembrane form gives rise to sCD27 after arrival at the cell surface, most likely via a proteolytic event, that does not involve receptor internalization.

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