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Analysis of Fractalkine Receptor CX3CR1 Function by Targeted Deletion and Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Gene Insertion
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The seven-transmembrane receptor CX(3)CR1 is a specific receptor for the novel CX(3)C chemokine fractalkine (FKN) (neurotactin). In vitro data suggest that membrane anchoring of FKN, and the existence of a shed, soluble FKN isoform allow for both adhesive and chemoattractive properties. Expression on activated endothelium and neurons defines FKN as a potential target for therapeutic intervention in inflammatory conditions, particularly central nervous system diseases. To investigate the physiological function of CX(3)CR1-FKN interactions, we generated a mouse strain in which the CX(3)CR1 gene was replaced by a green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene. In addition to the creation of a mutant CX(3)CR1 locus, this approach enabled us to assign murine CX(3)CR1 expression to monocytes, subsets of NK and dendritic cells, and the brain microglia. Analysis of CX(3)CR1-deficient mice indicates that CX(3)CR1 is the only murine FKN receptor. Yet, defying anticipated FKN functions, absence of CX(3)CR1 interferes neither with monocyte extravasation in a peritonitis model nor with DC migration and differentiation in response to microbial antigens or contact sensitizers. Furthermore, a prominent response of CX(3)CR1-deficient microglia to peripheral nerve injury indicates unimpaired neuronal-glial cross talk in the absence of CX(3)CR1.
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“Cx3cr1-CreERT2 developed by Jung et al. (2000) was reported to drive microglia-specific expression.”
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“The inducible Cx3cr1-CreERT2 line developed by Jung et al. (2000), displayed some basal cre activity without tamoxifen treatment, but this expression was restricted to microglia.”
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“The inducible Cx3cr1-CreERT2 line developed by Jung et al. (2000), displayed some basal cre activity without tamoxifen treatment, but this expression was restricted to microglia.”
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“According to the description on The Jackson Laboratory website, the constitutive Cx3cr1-Cre line created by Jung et al. (2000), displays leakiness into neurons when crossed with a yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) reporter line.”
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“The partial tamoxifen-independent cre activity observed in the Cx3cr1-CreERT2 line developed by Jung et al. (2000), indicates potential embryonic deletion of TSC1 in a fraction”
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“Microglia were labeled using the CX3CR1+/GFP mouse line in which all microglia express EGFP under the control of fractalkine receptor, CX3CR1, expression (Figure 1, S1, and S5) (Cardona et al., 2006; Jung et al., 2000; Saederup et al., 2010).”
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“If the YFP reporter line has no spontaneous leakiness, then the constitutive Cx3cr1-Cre line developed by Jung et al. (2000), and which is now available at The Jackson Laboratory, is not microglia specific.”
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“The YFP reporter line was used to verify two inducible Cx3cr1-CreERT2 lines (Jung et al., 2000; Parkhurst et al., 2013).”
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“In Cx3Cr1‐eGFP mice, GFP is expressed by CNS‐resident macrophages (Jung et al. 2000), which, as noted above, are predominantly represented by microglia (Zhao et al. 2023).”
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“the P2ry12 signal co-localized on CX3CR1GFP microglia in which GFP is expressed in resident microglia17,23 (Fig. 4e).”
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“Escape behavior is considered to be an active defensive response dependent on increased PVN-CRH+ neuron activity20.”
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“which may explain the differences in seizure susceptibility observed in these two studies (Jung et al., 2000; Zhang et al., 2018; Zhao et al., 2018).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jung, S., Aliberti, J., Graemmel, P., Sunshine, M. J., Kreutzberg, G. W., Sher, A., & Littman, D. R.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology (DE)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jung, Steffen
- Venue
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000-06-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 4106-4114
- ISSN
- 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-5549
- PMC
- PMC85780
- OpenAlex
- W2161057248
- Cited by
- 2,632
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 87 · 2025: 132 · 2024: 172 · 2023: 138 · 2022: 135 · 2021: 192 · 2020: 174 · 2019: 162 · 2018: 136 · 2017: 147 · 2016: 142 · 2015: 140 · 2014: 163 · 2013: 128 · 2012: 95
- FWCI
- 11.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Chemokine receptors and signaling
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Keywords
- CX3CR1, fractalkine, CX3C chemokines, G protein-coupled receptors, monocytes, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, microglia, monocyte extravasation, peritonitis, dendritic cell migration, peripheral nerve injury, neuroinflammation
- MeSH terms
- CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1, Animals, Luminescent Proteins, Mice, Mutant Strains, Phenotype, Receptors, HIV, Gene Expression, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Genes, Reporter, Receptors, Cytokine, Gene Targeting, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Mice
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