title: Major histocompatibility complex class II DQ diversity in rhesus macaques.
abstract: By the use of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis 10 Taq I fragments could be identified for the MhcMamu-DQA1 region. A strong correlation exists between the occurrence of Mamu-DQA1/Taq I fragments and Mamu-DQA1 allelic sequence variation. Most restriction fragments correspond with a unique Mamu-DQA1 allele, with one exception being the Taq I 4.5 kb fragment that is associated with two Mamu-DQA1 alleles. The RFLP technique allowed the identification of 15 Mamu-DQB1/Taq I restriction fragments, whereas sequence analysis has permitted the characterization of at least 20 different Mamu-DQB1 alleles. In this communication two unpublished Mamu-DQB1 sequences are described. For Mamu-DQB1, on only four occasions was it possible to demonstrate a correlation between a certain fragment and an allelic sequence. These analyses, performed on material from truly homozygous animals, allowed us to define which combinations of Mamu-DQA1 and -DQB1 molecules form heterodimers at the cell surface. In addition, these studies are helpful in typing non-human primate species that are used in biomedical research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chronic and Infectious diseases, Institute for Applied Radiobiology and Immunology TNO, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Slierendregt
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otting
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonker
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bontrop
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006720:Homozygote; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069050:HLA-DQA1 antigen; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D004247:DNA