摘要 |
The present invention describes a non-human transgenic mammal that produces in its leukocytes, a recombinant human leukotriene B4 receptor (BLTR), having physiological activity of human BLTR. The transgenic mammal has stably integrated into its genome an exogenous gene construct which includes (A) 5' expression regulating sequences, including a BLTR specific promoter, (B) DNA encoding the BLTR and a signal sequence effective in directing overexpression of the BLTR into leukocytes of the transgenic mammal and (C) 3' regulatory sequences that result in the overexpression of the DNA in the leukocytes. In one embodiment, (A), (B), and (C) are operably linked in the gene construct to obtain production of the BLTR in the leukocytes and overexpression thereof in the transgenic mammal.
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