title: Swine Toll-like receptor 9(1) recognizes CpG motifs of human cell stimulant.
abstract: Complementary DNA (cDNA) encoding swine Toll-like receptor 9 (sTLR9) was isolated from Peyer's patches (Pps) of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). The complete open reading frame (ORF) of sTLR9 contains 3093 bp coding deduced 1030 amino acid residues. The amino acid sequence of sTLR9 was characterized by a signal peptide followed by multiple leucine-rich repeats, a transmembrane sequence and a cytoplasmic domain homologous to that of the human interleukin-1 receptor (TIR). The sTLR9 showed a higher amino acid identity with humans (81.8%) and felis catus (86.7%) than mice (74.9%). The HEK293T cells transfected with pCXN2.1-FLAG DNA containing the sTLR9 cDNA were expressed sTLR9 as a membrane-bound molecules, which were reactive with anti-sTLR9 rabbit polyclonal antibody. Moreover, the transfectant was responsible for the CpG oligo DNA. sTLR9 was preferentially expressed in Pps and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), and its degree was approximately three times higher than a spleen but weak in the other tissues by the real-time quantitative PCR analyses. The strong expression of sTLR9 in Pps and MLNs and its recognizing CpG DNA for human cell stimulant are shown first in this study, which may help in understanding the intestinal immune system mediated by a bacterial DNA through TLR9.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori amamiyamachi, Aobaku, 981-8555, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimosato
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomioka
authors.forename: Risuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karima
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueha
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hishinuma
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D018899:CpG Islands; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010581:Peyer's Patches / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017385:Sequence Homology; D013552:Swine; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C495371:TLR9 protein, human; C495370:Tlr9 protein, mouse; D051217:Toll-Like Receptor 9