E-SELECTIN is an inducible cell-adhesion molecule on endothelial cells
, which mediates the binding of neutrophils and functions as a Ca2+-de
pendent lectin(1-3). We have recently identified a 150K glycoprotein a
s the major ligand for E-selectin on myeloid cells, using a recombinan
t antibody-like form of mouse E-selectin as an affinity probe(4,5). He
re we report the isolation of a mouse complementary DNA for this E-sel
ectin ligand (ESL-1). The predicted amino-acid sequence of ESL-1 is 94
% identical (over 1,078 amino acids) to the recently identified chicke
n cysteine-rich fibroblast growth-factor receptor(6), except for a uni
que 70-amino-acid amino-terminal domain of mature ESL-1. Fucosylation
of ESL-1 is imperative for affinity isolation with E-selectin-IgG. A f
ucosylated, recombinant antibody-like form of ESL-1, but not for L-sel
ectin, supports adhesion of E-selectin-transfected Chinese hamster ova
ry cells. Antibodies against ESL-1 block the binding of mouse myeloid
cells to E-selectin. ESL-1, with a structure essentially identical to
that of a receptor, thus functions as a cell adhesion ligand of E-sele
ctin.