| Concentration | 2mL,0.5mg/mL | 
| EntrezGeneNumber |  | 
| EntrezGeneSummary | ThisgeneencodesaCXCchemokinereceptorspecificforstromalcell-derivedfactor-1.Theproteinhas7transmembraneregionsandislocatedonthecellsurface.ItactswiththeCD4proteintosupportHIVentryintocellsandisalsohighlyexpressedinbreastcancercells.MutationsinthisgenehavebeenassociatedwithWHIM(warts,hypogammaglobulinemia,infections,andmyelokathexis)syndrome.Alternatetranscriptionalsplicevariants,encodingdifferentisoforms,havebeencharacterized. | 
| GeneSymbol | - CXCR4
 - WHIM
 - NPY3R
 - NPYY3R
 - FB22
 - LAP3
 - Fusin
 - CXCR-4
 - LCR1
 - NPYR
 - HM89
 - fusin
 - HSY3RR
 - CXC-R4
 - NPYY3
 - NPYRL
 - D2S201E
 - CD184
 - LESTR
 
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| GPCRClass | A | 
| HostCells | Chem-1 | 
| ProteinTarget | CXCR4 | 
| TargetSub-Family | Chemokine | 
| UniProtNumber |  | 
| UniProtSummary | FUNCTION:SwissProt:P61073#ReceptorfortheC-X-CchemokineCXCL12/SDF-1.Transducesasignalbyincreasingtheintracellularcalciumionslevel.Involvedinhaematopoiesisandincardiacventricularseptumformation.Playsalsoanessentialroleinvascularizationofthegastrointestinaltract,probablybyregulatingvascularbranchingand/orremodelingprocessesinendothelialcells.Couldbeinvolvedincerebellardevelopment.IntheCNS,couldmediatehippocampal-neuronsurvival.Actsasacoreceptor(CD4beingtheprimaryreceptor)forHIV-1X4isolatesandasaprimaryreceptorforsomeHIV-2isolates.PromotesEnv-mediatedfusionofthevirus. SIZE:352aminoacids;39746Da SUBUNIT:InteractswithHIV-1surfaceproteingp120andTat. SUBCELLULARLOCATION:Cellmembrane;Multi-passmembraneprotein. TISSUESPECIFICITY:Expressedinnumeroustissues,suchasperipheralbloodleukocytes,spleen,thymus,spinalcord,heart,placenta,lung,liver,skeletalmuscle,kidney,pancreas,cerebellum,cerebralcortexandmedulla(inmicrogliaaswellasinastrocytes),brainmicrovascular,coronaryarteryandumbilicalcordendothelialcells.Isoform1ispredominantinalltissuestested. DOMAIN:SwissProt:P61073Theamino-terminusiscriticalforligandbinding.ResiduesinallfourextracellularregionscontributetoHIV-1coreceptoractivity. PTM:Sulfated. DISEASE:SwissProt:P61073#DefectsinCXCR4areacauseofWHIMsyndrome[MIM:193670];alsocalledwarts,hypogammaglobulinemia,infections,andmyelokathexis.WHIMsyndromeisanimmunodeficiencydiseasecharacterizedbyneutropenia,hypogammaglobulinemiaandextensivehumanpapillomavirus(HPV)infection.Despitetheperipheralneutropenia,bonemarrowaspiratesfromaffectedindividualscontainabundantmaturemyeloidcells,aconditiontermedmyelokathexis. SIMILARITY:BelongstotheG-proteincoupledreceptor1family. | 
| IncubationConditions | RECOMMENDEDASSAYCONDITIONS:Membranesaremixedwithradioactiveligandandunlabeledcompetitor(seeFigures1and2forconcentrationstested)inbindingbufferinanonbinding96-wellplate,andincubatedfor1-2h.Priortofiltration,aGF/C96-wellfilterplateiscoatedwith0.33%polyethyleneiminefor30min,thenwashedwith50mMHEPES,pH7.4,0.5%BSA.Bindingreactionistransferredtothefilterplate,andwashed3times(1mLperwellperwash)withWashBuffer.Theplateisdriedandcounted.
  Bindingbuffer:50mMHepes,pH7.4,5mMMgCl2,1mMCaCl2,0.2%BSA,filteredandstoredat4°C
  Radioligand:[125I]SDF-1alpha(Perkinelmer#:NEX346)
  WashBuffer:50mMHepes,pH7.4,500mMNaCl,0.1%BSA,filteredandstoredat4°C.
  Onevialcontainsenoughmembranesforatleast200assays(units),whereanunitistheamountofmembranethatwillyieldgreaterthan4-foldsignal:backgroundwith125I-labeledSDF-1alphaat0.13nM. |