Cloning and expression analysis of an IL-6 homolog in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss)
A partial cDNA with significant similarity to IL-6 was identified in rainbow trout. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends was used to obtain the full sequence of the trout IL-6 homolog which contains 1180 nucleotides. The transcript encodes a predicted protein of 219 amino acids and eight instability mot...
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Published in | Molecular immunology Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 1803 - 1807 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
01.03.2007
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Summary: | A partial cDNA with significant similarity to IL-6 was identified in rainbow trout. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends was used to obtain the full sequence of the trout IL-6 homolog which contains 1180 nucleotides. The transcript encodes a predicted protein of 219 amino acids and eight instability motifs in the 3′UTR. While the complete sequence of the trout IL-6 is poorly conserved, the protein contains a distinct IL-6/G-CSF/MGF family consensus pattern and predicted characteristic α-helical tertiary structure. However, like in fugu, trout IL-6 lacks a pair of cysteine residues, which in mammals are involved in formation of a disulphide bond. The expression of the IL-6 homolog in trout mononuclear phagocytes was highly up-regulated by LPS but not poly(I:C) as demonstrated by Northern analysis. Using RT-PCR the IL-6 expression was detected in trout spleen, gill, gastrointestinal tract, ovary and brain. The highest transcript levels were detected in the ovary suggesting that IL-6 may perform specific functions within this organ. |
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ISSN: | 0161-5890 1872-9142 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.07.297 |