Considerable haplotypic diversity in the RT1-CE class I gene region of the rat major histocompatibility complex |
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Authors: | Christian Roos Lutz Walter |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Primate Genetics, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany |
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Abstract: | The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I region extending between the Bat1 and Pou5f1 genes shows considerable genomic plasticity in mouse and rhesus macaque but not in human haplotypes. In the rat, this region is known as the RT1-CE region. The recently published rat MHC sequence gave rise to a complete set of class I gene sequences in a single MHC haplotype, namely the RT1n haplotype of the widely used BN inbred strain. To study the degree of genetic diversity, we compared the RT1-CE region-derived class I genes of the RT1n haplotype with class I sequences of other rat haplotypes. By using phylogenetic tree analyses, we obtained evidence for extensive presence and absence polymorphisms of single loci and even small subfamilies of class I genes in the rat. Alleles of RT1-CE region class I genes could also be identified, but the rate of allelic nucleotide substitutions appeared rather low, indicating that the diversity in the RT1-CE region is mainly based on genomic plasticity. |
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Keywords: | MHC Rat class I genes Gene tree analysis Haplotypic diversity Genomic plasticity |
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