Linkage map of three HLA-DR beta-chain genes: evidence for a recent duplication event.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_46734C7AF167
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Linkage map of three HLA-DR beta-chain genes: evidence for a recent duplication event.
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Author(s)
Rollini P., Mach B., Gorski J.
ISSN
0027-8424 (Print)
ISSN-L
0027-8424
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1985
Volume
82
Number
21
Pages
7197-7201
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The predominant class II, or Ia, antigen of the human major histocompatibility complex is HLA-DR. It consists of an alpha and a beta chain, the latter being responsible for the remarkable polymorphism of these Ia antigens. Studies with cloned genes had shown the existence of more than one DR beta-chain locus. We have isolated about 100 kilobases of the HLA-DR beta-chain gene region from a cosmid library generated from a consanguineous homozygous B-cell line of the DR3 haplotype. Three HLA-DR beta-chain genes have been characterized. They are arranged in a head-to-tail orientation. One of the genes lacks the region encoding the first domain of the DR beta chain. The two other genes are transcribed, as shown by RNA blot hybridization analysis. A striking restriction site homology has been found within the DR beta-chain gene cluster, suggesting a recent duplication event involving at least 25 kilobases of DNA. Moreover, the molecular map of DR beta chain genes cloned from B-cell lines of two other HLA-DR haplotypes shows extensive homology between alleles of a given DR beta-chain locus.
Keywords
B-Lymphocytes/immunology, Biological Evolution, Cell Line, Cosmids, Genes, MHC Class II, Genetic Linkage, HLA-DR Antigens, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics, Humans, Polymorphism, Genetic, Recombinant Proteins/genetics, Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, Transcription, Genetic
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