Cloning of Feline cDNA Encoding the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4 (CTLA-4)

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  • OHNO Koichi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
  • FUJIKI Miho
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
  • S. KHATLANI Tanvir
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
  • INOKUMA Hisashi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
  • ONISHI Takafumi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan

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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a CD28 homologue which down-modulate T cell responses rather than augment them. To investigate its biological role in feline immune system, we cloned and sequenced full-length feline CTLA-4 (fCTLA-4) cDNA by RT-PCR from pokeweed mitogen stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes. The fCTLA-4 contains an open reading frame of 669 nucleotides, coding for a polypeptide of 223 amino acids. The predicted fCTLA-4 amino acids sequence shows the homology of 86.6%, 87.0%, and 76.2% with human, bovine, and murine molecules respectively. The hexapeptide motif (MYPPPY) within the extra-cellular domain of CTLA-4 molecule, which is believed to be responsible for interaction with the B7 family members, is completely conserved in all the species.

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