title: Expression of the bovine high affinity IL-12 receptor beta2.
abstract: Four fragments of the bovine IL-12 receptor beta2 were sequenced following generation by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification of RNA from mitogen-activated bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Primers were based on sequences within regions of the human IL-12Rbeta2 gene that displayed high levels of similarity with the mouse IL-12Rbeta2 gene sequence. The amplified bovine IL-12Rbeta2 fragments had 82-87% similarity at the nucleotide level with human IL-12Rbeta2 and 70-88% similarity at the predicted amino acid level. Bovine IL-12Rbeta2 gene expression was induced following culture of PBMC with Concanavalin A (Con A), with immobilized monoclonal antibody to CD3 or with human recombinant IL-12 p70 and correlated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production. Expression of bovine IL-12Rbeta2 by PBMC was detected by 2h of culture with Con A and sustained for at least 5 days when cultured with rHuIL-12. Expression, however, did not require cellular proliferation since IL-12 did not induce proliferation, although both Con A and anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody did do so. Addition of rHuIL-10 inhibited IFN-gamma production without abrogating bovine IL-12Rbeta2 gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Paige Laboratory, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blumerman
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Naiman
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D017252:CD3 Complex; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics*; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017252:CD3 Complex; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C508439:IL12RB2 protein, human; C508443:Il12rb2 protein, mouse; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D003208:Concanavalin A; D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma