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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 155, Issue 9 4278-4285, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Structure and expression of a divergent canine class I gene

RC Burnett and DE Geraghty
Transplantation Biology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.

We have isolated and characterized a canine class I MHC (dog leukocyte Ag, DLA) gene, DLA-79. The deduced protein sequence shares only 65% identity with a previously published canine class I cDNA, designated DLA-A, and exhibits 64% amino acid identity with the HLA-A, -B, -C consensus. The peptide-binding region of DLA-79 is unusual. Three of four highly conserved tyrosine residues (Tyr7, 59, 159, and 171), proposed to interact with the N terminus of peptide-Ag, are substituted. Additionally, the long alpha-helix lining the peptide- binding region in the alpha 1 domain contains one more amino acid residue than that observed in typical class I. Together, these features suggest that DLA-79 binds a distinct subset of peptides or other ligands. This gene has been expressed in a class I null human lymphoblastoid cell line, and the encoded heavy chain associated with beta 2-microglobulin and was transported to the cell surface. Ribonuclease protection analysis detected low levels of gene-specific mRNA in a broad variety of dog tissues. The highest levels were found in skeletal muscle, a tissue expressing relatively low levels of classical class I Ag. These data suggest that DLA-79 is functional and plays a specialized role in the immune response. Nucleotide sequence analysis of second exon sequences (encoding the alpha 1 domain) identified only two alleles in five dogs of different breeds; a third variant was found in a coyote. The divergent structure, relatively low mRNA expression, and limited polymorphism of this gene suggest that DLA- 79 is not a classical or class Ia gene, but rather, an analogue of the MHC class Ib genes of humans and rodents.


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