STRUCTURE OF AN INTERFERON-ALPHA-2 GENE EXPRESSED IN THE BOVINE CONCEPTUS EARLY IN GESTATION

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STEWART, HJ [1 ]
MCCANN, SHE [1 ]
FLINT, APF [1 ]
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[1] AFRC,INST ZOOL,HORMONES & FARM ANIM REPROD RES GRP,LONDON NW1 4RY,ENGLAND
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10.1677/jme.0.0040275
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Genomic and cDNA clones for bovine trophoblast interferon (IFN) have been isolated by probing a bovine genomic library and a bovine embryonic (day-18 post coitus) cDNA library respectively with the ovine trophoblast IFN cDNA. The two DNA sequences were identical; sequence analysis demonstrated 80% identity between the amino acid sequence of bovine trophoblast IFN and ovine trophoblast IFN, and 70% identity with a previously identified bovine IFN-α2. Southern blotting of bovine genomic DNA indicated the presence of a minimum of three trophoblast IFN genes. Primer extension analysis identified the transcription start site in the 5' flanking region of the bovine IFN gene. Computer-aided analysis of the 5' flanking sequence demonstrated a similarity with that of bovine IFN-α2 and the existence of a possible viral induction sequence.
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