title: Sequence analysis of the Toll-like receptor 2 gene of old world camels.
abstract: The Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) gene of old world camels (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus bactrianus) was cloned and sequenced. The TLR2 gene of the dromedary camel had the highest nucleotide and amino acid identity with pig, i.e., 66.8% and 59.6%, respectively. Similarly, the TLR2 gene of the Bactrian camel also had the highest nucleotide and amino acid identity with pig, i.e., 85.7% and 81.4%, respectively. Dromedary and Bactrian camels shared 77.9% nucleotide and 73.6% amino acid identity with each other. Interestingly, the amidation motif is present in camel (Dromedary and Bactrian) TLR2 only, and the TIR domain is absent in Dromedary camel TLR2. This is the first report of the TLR2 gene sequence of Dromedary and Bactrian camels.
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Shyam S
authors: SS
authors: Dahiya
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Govindasamy
authors: G
authors: Nagarajan
authors: DIHAR, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, C/O-56 APO, Leh, 901205, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
authors: Vijay K
authors: VK
authors: Bharti
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Shelesh K
authors: SK
authors: Swami
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Sharat C
authors: SC
authors: Mehta
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Fateh C
authors: FC
authors: Tuteja
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: Shirish D
authors: SD
authors: Narnaware
authors: National Research Centre on Camel, Post Bag No. 7, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334 001, Rajasthan, India.
authors: NitinV
authors: N
authors: Patil
keywords: Bactrian camel; Dromedary camel; Toll-like receptor 2