title: Molecular cloning and characterization of Duck CD25.
abstract: The IL-2Ralpha chain (CD25, Tac) is an essential component of high affinity IL-2Rs, playing critical role for the immune specificity of antigen-activated T-cell clonal expansion. Up to now, no duck cytokine receptor has been described. Here, the cDNA segment of a duck cytokine receptor (duCD25), encoding a 226 aa precursor protein with a 20 aa signal peptide, was isolated. Then a novel mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) was generated using the prokaryotically expressed duCD25 protein as immunogen. Using this mAb, the endogenous duCD25 molecule was localized on the surface of duck lymphocytes, and the duck IL-2-induced lymphocyte proliferation was further inhibited. Furthermore, flow cytometry analysis showed that duCD25 positive cells were upregulated in ducks infected with avian influenza virus (H9N2). Our findings confirm that duCD25 is a receptor of duck interleukin-2, and duCD25 positive cells play a potential role in H9N2 virus infection.
authors: Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
authors: Jinyong
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Fang
authors: Junqing
authors: J
authors: Guo
authors: Qiaoyang
authors: Q
authors: Teng
authors: Zhenyu
authors: Z
authors: Huang
authors: Jianyou
authors: J
authors: Gu
authors: Huigang
authors: H
authors: Shen
authors: Jiyong
authors: J
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004372:Ducks / Q000276:immunology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D053127:Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / Q000276:immunology; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007376:Interleukin-2; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit