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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 154, Issue 10 5188-5194, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Structure of the human C7 gene and comparison with the C6, C8A, C8B, and C9 genes

MJ Hobart, BA Fernie and RG DiScipio
Molecular Immunopathology Unit, Medical Research Council Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

The seventh component of complement is a single chain plasma glycoprotein that is involved in the cytolytic phase of complement activation. We have determined the structure of the C7 gene, which is encoded by 18 exons whose sizes vary from 56 to 244 bp. For the most part, the exons do not correspond to the protein homology units. However, two intron/exon boundaries occur at junctions between different functional parts of the protein. The first is at a site between the end of the C9 homology unit and the carboxyl-terminal extension which is also a feature of C6. The second of these boundaries occurs between the regions encoding two pairs of cysteine-rich modules (the short consensus repeats and the factor I modules) located in the carboxyl-terminal part of C7. In contrast to the exons, the introns range considerably in size from 0.5 to 8.5 kbp. The complete analysis indicates that the gene encoding C7 is approximately 80 kbp in length. We show here that the C7 gene is highly homologous to that for C6, and also to C8A, C8B, and C9, confirming and extending the published data. With the exception of exon 1, all intron/exon boundaries are preserved with respect to phase when compared with C6.


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