cDNA Cloning of Biologically Active Chicken Interleukin-18
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cDNA cloning of biologically active chicken interleukin-18.
By searching a chicken EST database, we identified a cDNA clone that appeared to contain the entire open reading frame (ORF) of chicken interleukin-18 (ChIL-18). The encoded protein consists of 198 amino acids and exhibits approximately 30% sequence identity to IL-18 of humans and various others mammals. Sequence comparisons reveals a putative caspase-1 cleavage site at aspartic acid 29 of the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1079-9907,1557-7465
DOI: 10.1089/10799900050163244