title: Polymorphism and linkage disequilibrium of immunoglobulin-like transcript 3 gene.
abstract: Immunoglobulin-like transcript 3 (ILT3) is an inhibitory receptor molecule expressed by dendritic cells, monocytes, and endothelial cells. Upon upregulation of ILT3 expression, antigen presenting cells (APCs) become tolerogenic, triggering the differentiation of antigen-specific CD8(+) and CD4(+) regulatory T cells. To analyze the polymorphism of ILT3, we screened DNA from a panel of 150 healthy subjects for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genomic region encoding the extracellular domain (exons 1-8). Here we report the identification of 15 SNPs, including nine nonsynonymous, three synonymous base-pair substitutions, and three intronic, including one deletion polymorphism within 3.6 kb of the ILT3 genomic region. Analysis of three physically linked SNP in healthy individuals indicates that c.356-41-46del, a 6-base-pair (bp) deletion located in intron 3/4, is predominantly associated with c.678A allele, a nonsynonymous SNP located in exon 5. Linkage studies in five nuclear families showed that these two minor alleles co-segregate. Our results demonstrate that ILT3 is highly polymorphic and may be associated with susceptibility to immune disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. cc55@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Chih-Chao
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Elaine A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Silvia
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vlad
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suciu-Foca
authors.forename: E Rodica
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Vasilescu
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D010375:Pedigree; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: C107907:LILRB4 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic