CD150

CD150, the founding member of the signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM) family, is encoded by SLAMF1 and engages in homophilic interactions with itself rather than binding a heterologous ligand. Expressed on T cells, B cells, dendritic cells and platelets, the receptor delivers costimulatory signals through SAP-dependent and SAP-independent pathways. CD150 gained wider fame as the receptor used by measles virus and canine distemper virus for lymphocyte entry, explaining the immune suppression these infections produce. In hematopoiesis, CD150 expression discriminates long-term repopulating stem cells, with CD150-positive, CD48-negative cells marking the most primitive murine hematopoietic stem cell fraction. Recombinant CD150 supports SLAM-family signaling and viral tropism research.