title: Nucleotide sequence of the canine alphaIIb gene from platelet-derived cDNA.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the nucleotide sequence of the alphaIIb gene from canine platelet-derived cDNA.
  
  
  METHODS
  3 adult dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  First-strand cDNA was prepared from total RNA isolated from canine platelets. The cDNA was amplified, using specific primers in polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the nucleotide sequence was obtained from purified PCR products.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Except for the nucleotide at position 694, results of all sequencing reactions of alphaIIb were identical for canine platelet-derived cDNA. Canine alphaIIb had 3 fewer codons than alphaIIb of humans. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of full-length canine alphaIIb shared > or = 83% similarity with the sequences established for humans. Segments of canine alphaIIb nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences were > or = 78% similar to alphaIIb associated with 7 functional domains (extracellular, transmembrane, cytoplasmic, and 4 calcium-binding domains) in humans, with the highest degree of similarity correlating with the sequences of the 4 calcium-binding domains. Amino acid residues associated with development of alloantibodies in humans (Met837, Val837, Ile843, Ser843) are not encoded by canine alphaIIb.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nucleotide variation at position 694 of canine alphaIIb may represent a polymorphism. The species differences in the alphaIIb sequence may contribute to variations in receptor-li gand interactions. The high degree of alphaIIb sequence conservation of the 4 calcium-binding domains implies functional importance. Some disorders associated with alphaIIbbeta3 in dogs are clinically analogous to diseases in humans, and results indicate that dogs are an appropriate model for the evaluation of gene therapy and other treatments of platelet-associated disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Lipscomb
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Boudreaux
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018955:CD36 Antigens; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018955:CD36 Antigens; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D012313:RNA