title: The human IL-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) maps to chromosome 2q14-q21, in the region of the IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta loci.
abstract: The IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) is a protein that binds to IL-1 receptors and inhibits the binding of IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta. As a consequence, the biological activity of these two cytokines is neutralized in physiological and pathophysiological immune and inflammatory responses. In this study, using a panel of somatic rodent-human cell hybrids, we show that the gene for the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1RN) maps to the long arm of chromosome 2. Previously, we described a length variation polymorphism within the second intron of the IL-1RN gene (Steinkasserer et al., 1991, Nucleic Acids Res. 19: 5095). Segregation of this, together with an IL-1 alpha polymorphism, was followed in a panel of five CEPH families. Linkage analysis permitted the mapping of the IL-1RN gene to band q14-q21 in the region for the IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta loci. This study supports the view that an early gene duplication event resulted in the creation of an interleukin-1 gene family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinkasserer
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Spurr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeggo
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Sim
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins
chemical_list: C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011506:Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins