title: Cloning of canine IL-1ra, TNFR and TIMP-2.
abstract: This paper describes the cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA's encoding the canine homologues of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), tumour necrosis factor receptor extra-cellular domain (TNFR/ECD) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2). The coding sequences for canine IL-1ra and TNFR/ECD were obtained using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using RNA harvested from canine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and TIMP-2 was isolated in a similar fashion from the canine D17 osteosarcoma cell line. Sequence analysis of the canine genes demonstrated open reading frames of 531, 633 and 663 base pairs (bp), respectively. All three canine proteins IL-1ra, TNFR/ECD and TIMP-2 (177, 211 and 221 amino acids, respectively) showed considerable sequence similarity with the homologous sequences published for other species.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Therapeutics Research Group, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden Road, G61 1HQ, Glasgow, UK. 9367131t@student.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Argyle
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gault
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duthie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2; D012313:RNA