title: Cloning and structure of a mouse interleukin-2 chromosomal gene.
abstract: Using non-stringent hybridization with a human interleukin-2 cDNA probe, we have isolated recombinant phages from a mouse genomic DNA library cloned in the EMBL3 phage. The sequence and organization of the mouse interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene was determined. By comparison with the human IL-2 sequence, three introns can be identified with lengths of 99, +/- 2 400, and +/- 1 900 base pairs, respectively. The mouse IL-2 gene codes for a polypeptide of 169 amino acids and contains a putative signal peptide of 20 amino acids. The homology to the human interleukin-2 is 72% at the nucleotide level in the coding part and 65% at the amino acid level. An extraordinary sequence, consisting of 12 consecutive CAG codons coding for glutamine, is found in the first exon.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D007376:Interleukin-2; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes