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CD200R1 Gene

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CD200R1 Gene

Introduction

CD200 Receptor 1 (CD200R1) is a cell surface glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily that plays a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance and regulating inflammatory responses in the central nervous system (CNS). Originally identified as a receptor for the widely expressed CD200 glycoprotein, CD200R1 is primarily expressed on cells of the myeloid lineage, including microglia in the brain, macrophages, and certain subsets of dendritic cells [1](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10820161/). The CD200-CD200R1 signaling axis represents one of the most important endogenous mechanisms for suppressing microglial activation and maintaining immunological quiescence in the healthy brain [2](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17084427/).

The CD200R1 gene is located on chromosome 3q13.2 in humans and encodes a type I transmembrane protein with extracellular immunoglobulin-like domains, a transmembrane region, and a cytoplasmic tail containing multiple motifs that mediate inhibitory signaling. Unlike many other immune inhibitory receptors that signal through classical ITIM (immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif) sequences, CD200R1 employs a distinct signaling mechanism involving the recruitment of inhibitory adapter proteins that dampen downstream inflammatory pathways [3](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14595437/).

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