title: Molecular cloning and structure of the mouse interleukin-5 gene.
abstract: We isolated the chromosomal gene for mouse interleukin-5 (IL-5) from genomic libraries using a cloned mouse IL-5 cDNA as probe. Nucleotide sequence determination of the IL-5 gene and its flanking regions showed that the gene was composed of four exons. The sequence homologies of the exons 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the human and murine IL-5 genes are 70, 79, 85, and 77%, respectively. TATA-like and CAAT-like sequences were found 25 and 52 base-pairs, respectively, upstream of the transcription initiation site which was identified by S1 mapping analysis. The nucleotide sequences of the mouse and human IL-5 genes were about 70% homologous in the 5'-flanking region extending to 200 base-pairs upstream of the transcription initiation site, beyond which the homology declined rapidly. The sequence surrounding 50 base-pairs upstream of the initiation site was conserved among genes for other lymphokines: such as mouse granulocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor, mouse IL-2, and mouse IL-4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakakubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honjo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000235:genetics; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000235:genetics; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000235:genetics; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000235:genetics*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D006133:Growth Substances; D007377:Interleukin-3; D015848:Interleukin-5; D008222:Lymphokines; D015847:Interleukin-4; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor