title: cDNA clones encoding mink immunoglobulin lambda chains.
abstract: Screening of a mink cDNA library with an antibody probe resulted in the isolation of clone pIGL-2 containing an Ig lambda chain coding sequence. The sequence comprised almost the entire V segment as well as J, C, and 3'-untranslated sequences. A second clone, pIGL-10, was isolated by rescreening the cDNA library with the use of pIGL-2 as a probe. pIGL-10 was found to contain a frameshift deletion of a single nucleotide in the C region. pIGL-2 and pIGL-10 were 81% homologous to each other in the FR3 of the V segment, and 95% of homology was found in their C regions. The J segments of the two clones differed in only one nucleotide position. Comparison of cloned lambda chain sequences with those of other mammals revealed that mink V lambda and C lambda genes have the highest homology with their human counterparts. The V lambda sequence of clone pIGL-2 appears to be a homologue of human subgroup III V lambda genes. Southern blot hybridization of mink DNA with the C lambda and V lambda probes derived from pIGL-2 revealed five or six hybridizing C lambda fragments and at least 11 hybridizing V lambda fragments. This suggested that the lambda genes in carnivores, like those in primates, have duplicated extensively during evolution.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Najakshin
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Belousov
authors.lastname: Alabyev BYu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bogachev
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Taranin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015723:Gene Library; D016678:Genome; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D008907:Mink / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011061:Poly A / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A