title: The major histocompatibility class II alpha chain in salmonid fishes.
abstract: In this study the characterisation of the Atlantic salmon (MhcSasa-DAA) and rainbow trout (MhcOnmy-DAA) class II alpha chain cDNA sequences is presented. The DAA sequences from these two salmonid species showed a high degree of similarity, although the Onmy-DAA(*)03 cDNA sequence differed in the cytoplasmic region. Interestingly, the Onmy-DAA(*)02 sequence has lost the second cysteine in the alpha-1 domain. However, another cysteine is present in this sequence 7 positions downstream of the cysteine which is substituted for a leucine. Despite a thorough search, only a single locus of expressed class II alpha chain sequences was identified in both salmonid species. Amplification by PCR and sequencing of the alpha-1 domain from genomic DNA of three Atlantic salmon, identified four different variants assumed to have derived from this single locus. Two of these variants originated from one individual and are likely functional alleles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Genetics and Aquatic Biology, Section of Genetics, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway. unni.grimholt@veths.no
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grimholt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Getahun
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stet
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D003545:Cysteine; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D014644:Genetic Variation; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D020317:Salmo salar / Q000235:genetics; D012474:Salmon / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D004247:DNA; D003545:Cysteine