(1) Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200031 Shanghai, China;(2) Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, USA
Abstract:
A murine new alpha interferon gene (mIFN-αB) was found by primer-based sequencing method in a murine genomic DNA library.
The gene was cloned and its sequence was determined. It was expressed inEscherichia coli under the control of the PL promoter which resulted in antiviral activity on mouse L-cells. The sequence of mIFN-αB has been accepted by GENEBANK.