DNA ENCODING A PORCINE COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR

摘要

A DNA (pMCPcDNA) encoding a porcine complement inhibitor, the porcine complement inhibitor expressed therefrom and a method for screening the complement inhibitor. The pMCPcDNA can be obtained by preparing a cDNA library from porcine vascular endothelial cells and screening the cDNA encoding the porcine complement inhibitor. By using the pMCPcDNA, the porcine complement inhibitor can be produced with the use of gene recombination techniques. The pMCPcDNA is also useful in the analysis of the promoter region of the porcine complement inhibitor.