| Literature DB >> 16757174 |
Hong-Tao Li1, Bo Ma, Jing-Wei Mi, Hong-Yan Jin, Li-Na Xu, Jun-Wei Wang.
Abstract
The cDNA of goose interferon-alpha (goIFN-alpha) was amplified from PHA stimulated PBMCs of goose by RT-PCR. The cDNA encodes a 30-amino acid signal peptide and a 161-amino acid mature protein, respectively. Recombinant mature goIFN-alpha (rgoIFN-alpha) expressed by prokaryotic and eukaryotic system possessed antiviral activity that was neutralized by rabbit anti-rgoIFN-alpha antibody in vitro. On the other hand, rgoIFN-alpha lacks intrinsic macrophage activating factor (MAF) activity, peripheral blood leukocyte-derived macrophages (PBLMs) could not produce nitric oxide (NO) by stimulate with rgoIFN-alpha as compared to stimulate with recombinant mature goIFN-gamma (rgoIFN-gamma) that was a powerful NO stimulant in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16757174 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2006.04.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytokine ISSN: 1043-4666 Impact factor: 3.861