ADGRE1 (EMR1, F4/80) Is a Rapidly-Evolving Gene Expressed in Mammalian Monocyte-Macrophages

The F4/80 antigen, encoded by the Adgre1 locus, has been widely-used as a monocyte-macrophage marker in mice, but its value as a macrophage marker in other species is unclear, and has even been questioned. ADGRE1 is a seven transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor with an extracellular domain contai...

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Main Authors: Lindsey A. Waddell, Lucas Lefevre, Stephen J. Bush, Anna Raper, Rachel Young, Zofia M. Lisowski, Mary E. B. McCulloch, Charity Muriuki, Kristin A. Sauter, Emily L. Clark, Katharine M. Irvine, Clare Pridans, Jayne C. Hope, David A. Hume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02246/full