Construction and identification of a bacterial plasmid containing the human fibroblast interferon gene sequence.
Construction and identification of a bacterial plasmid containing the human fibroblast interferon gene sequence.
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含有人成纤维细胞干扰素基因序列的细菌质粒的构建和鉴定。
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1979
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T. Sudo
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T. Taniguchi;M. Sakai;Y. Fujii‐Kuriyama;M. Muramatsu;Shigeyasu Kobayashi;T. Sudo
Introduction. Interferons are species specific glycoproteins (Weil and Dorner, 1973) which are produced by various cells upon induction with viruses and double-stranded RNAs as well as other compounds, imparting an antiviral state in the recipient cells (Isaacs and Lindenmann, 1957). Beside their antiviral function, other multiple functions such as antitumor and anticellular functions have been described (see The Interferon System, 1977 for reviews). Interferons produced in cultures of human buffy coat cells and in human fibroblasts exhibit a number of distinct properties (Havell et at., 1975; Berg et at., 1975; Gresser et at., 1974 ; Vilcek et at.,1977) , suggesting that leucocyte interferon and fibroblast interferon are different proteins coded for by distinct structural genes (Cavalieri et at., 1977). A number of attempts have been made for physical and chemical characterization of the interferon molecule and for its clinical investigation. However, mainly due to the low amount of this protein produced by the cell, it is as yet difficult to obtain sufficient quantities of purified interferon for these studies. One approach to solve the problem appears to be the use of recombinant DNA technology. As has been the case for many proteins, cloning of the gene coding for interferon will provide a definitive answer to the molecular structure of this protein as well as the organization of the gene. In addition, with the aid of gene manipulation, cloned DNA may serve as a potent interferon producer in bacterial or in cognate host. Here, we present evidence for successful construction of a hybrid plasmid DNA containing a human fibroblast interferon gene sequence. Materials and methods. Human foreskin fibroblast strain DIP2, a high interferon producer, has been isolated by us. Superinduction