title: Canine interleukin-13: molecular cloning of full-length cDNA and expression of biologically active recombinant protein.
abstract: Interleukin-13 (IL-13) regulates immune responses mediated by type 2 T helper lymphocytes (Th2) in the human and mouse. To study the function of this cytokine in the dog, we have isolated a cDNA that encodes the full-length canine IL-13 (CaIL-13) precursor polypeptide of 131 amino acids. CaIL-13 shares significant homology with the IL-13 amino acid sequences of cattle (54.1%), mouse (39.6%), and rat (36.6%) but shares the highest identity with human IL-13 (HuIL-13) (61.8%). The predicted CaIL-13 mature polypeptide of 111 residues was expressed in bacteria, and recombinant CaIL-13 (rCaIL-13) was isolated from inclusion bodies and refolded. rCaIL-13 stimulated the proliferation of TF-1 cells, which are derived from human erythroleukemia cells and respond to IL-13 as well as to a number of other human and murine cytokines. CaIL-13 mRNA was readily detectable by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in cells from lymph nodes and peripheral blood. The gene sequence and biologically active recombinant protein for CaIL-13 will be useful reagents to determine the role of IL-13 in the regulation of canine immune responses.
authors.affiliation: Heska Corporation, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA. shumin.yang@maxygen.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Boroughs
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000502:physiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018793:Interleukin-13; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins