title: Molecular cloning and tissue expression of canine Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2).
abstract: Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is involved in an important role on inflammatory reactions against various pathogenic microorganisms. Although some investigations suggested a relation between human and murine TLR2 gene polymorphisms and infections or inflammatory reactions, canine TLR2 gene has not been investigated. In the present study, therefore, the canine full-length of cDNA of Toll-like receptor 2 gene was sequenced and the expression of canine TLR2 mRNA was investigated in various tissues. Canine TLR2 clone was 2552bp encoding 785 amino acids. The similarities of canine TLR2 with human, mouse, rat, cattle, horse and pig TLR2 were 87.6, 72.9, 73.2, 83.1, 85.1 and 80.7% at the nucleotide sequence level, and 84.6, 68.7, 68.5, 78.8, 82.9 and 79.0% at amino acid sequence level, respectively. By a semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis, mRNA of canine TLR2 was detected in blood mononuclear cells (BMCs), lymph node, lung, liver, spleen, bladder, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine and skin of the dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kano
authors.forename: Tadaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moritomo
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2