title: Molecular cloning, characterization, expression and functional analysis of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus Fas ligand.
abstract: We isolated and sequenced Fas ligand cDNA and its gene from Japanese flounder (JF), Paralichthys olivaceus. The JF-Fas ligand cDNA consisted of 1016 bp and encoded 230 amino acid residues. The identities of the deduced amino acid sequence of the JF-Fas ligand to human Fas ligand, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and Lymphotoxin-alpha were 26.1%, 24.5% and 23.0%, respectively. A proline-rich domain (PRD) that is important for localization of the protein was found in the N-terminal region, and two cysteine residues, which form a disulfide bond, were conserved. The JF-Fas ligand gene has a length of 1.8 kb and consists of four exons and three introns. The length of the JF-Fas ligand second intron is shorter than that in the human and pig Fas ligand genes. However, the organization of the exons and introns is similar to that of mammals. RT-PCR was conducted for 12 tissues, and expression of JF-Fas ligand mRNA was detected in the kidney, thymus, gills, stomach and spleen. The recombinant JF-Fas ligand prepared in an Escherichia coli protein expression system showed cytotoxic activity against Japanese flounder cell line HINAE and caused the fragmentation of genomic DNA. The cytotoxic activity was measured by MTT assay. These results indicate that fish possess a Fas ligand system.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomofumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurobe
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirono
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito-Taki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005432:Flounder / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA