α1 and α2 domains of Aotus MHC Class I and Catarrhini MHC Class Ia share similar characteristics

Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo

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Abstract

Functional and structural analyses of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules of the Aotus genus are necessary to validate it as a solid animal model for biomedical research. We thus isolated, cloned and sequenced exons 2 and 3 from three Aotus species (A. nancymaae, A. nigriceps and A. vociferans). We found 24 sequences, which divided into two different groups (Ao-g1 and Ao-g2). A further sequence was identified as a processed pseudogene (Aona-PS2). Both sequence evolution and variability analyses showed that Ao-g1 and Ao-g2 display similar characteristics to Catarrhini's classical loci, such as positive selection pressure at the peptide binding region (PBR) high variability and a trans-specific evolution pattern.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)362-73
Number of pages11
JournalHLA
Volume61
Issue number5
StatePublished - Nov 11 2003

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