CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4)

Organism

Human 1

Functional implication

Gp120 recruits receptor to lipid raft 2; MβCD treatment inhibits receptor internalization, SDF-1-induced migration and HIV infection 3, 4, 5

Methods used to detect raft association

Confocal microscopy 1, 2, 3, 4; Electron microscopy 2; Detergent-dependent 3

Mechanism of raft association

n.a

Caveolin-binding motif
Cell type

HEK-293 1; PMBC 1; Sup T1 lymphoblastoid 2; PM1 T cells 3; Hematopoietic progenitor cell line KG1a 4

Species

Human 1, 2, 3, 4

Receptor expression

Endogenous 1; Stable expression 4

Refrences