CLONING OF 2 RABBIT GRO HOMOLOGS AND THEIR EXPRESSION IN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES

被引:11
作者
JOHNSON, MC [1 ]
GOODMAN, RB [1 ]
KAJIKAWA, O [1 ]
WONG, VA [1 ]
MONGOVIN, SM [1 ]
MARTIN, TR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WASHINGTON,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV PULM & CRIT CARE MED,SEATTLE,WA 98195
关键词
RABGRO; RABBIT PERMEABILITY FACTOR 2; CHEMOKINE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOATTRACTANT;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90684-X
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We cloned two rabbit GRO homologue cDNAs from a lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rabbit alveolar macrophage (AM) cDNA library. One cDNA contains the complete coding sequence for a new mature GRO protein, RabGRO, which shares 68, 78 and 70% amino-acid identity with human GRO-alpha, -beta and -gamma, respectively, The other cDNA contains previously unreported sequence encoding a second GRO protein, rabbit permeability factor 2. The two Rab GRO proteins share 93% identity. Northern analysis shows that Rab AM GRO expression is rapidly induced by lipopolysaccharide. These findings suggest that GRO chemokines may be important in the pulmonary inflammation that occurs with septic lung injury.
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页码:337 / 338
页数:2
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