title: Cloning of a full length cDNA encoding canine Interleukin-4.
abstract: Primer designed on the basis of the conserved transcription start point (tsp) region of human and bovine gene transcripts, encoding the Interleukin-4 (IL-4), and subsequently the gene specific primer and an adaptor primer pair, was successfully used, to generate the full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence coding for canine IL-4 (cIL-4), from pokeweed mitogen stimulated canine peripheral blood lymphocytes. The full-length cIL-4 contains an open reading frame of 399 nucleotides (nt), with a 5' ends of 66 base pairs (bp) and 3' ends of 125 bp. The nucleotide sequence contains six possible Asn-X-Thr or Asn-X-Ser linked glycosylation sites. Five sequence motifs of TATT or ATTTA, responsible for the regulation of gene expression, are found in the 3' untranslated region.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida, Japan.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Khatlani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015847:Interleukin-4