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NKG2D is a natural killer cell activating receptor recognising ligands on infected or tumorigenic cells, leading to their cytolysis. There are eight known genes encoding NKG2D ligands: MICA, MICB and ULBP1-6. MICA and MICB are highly polymorphic and well characterised, whilst ULBP ligands are less polymorphic and the functional implication of their diversity is not well understood. Using International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop (IHIW) cell line DNA, we previously characterised alleles of the RAET1E gene (encoding ULBP4 proteins), including the 5' UTR promoter region and exons 1-3. We found 11 promoter haplotypes associating with alleles based on exons 1-3, revealing 19 alleles overall. The current study extends this analysis using 87 individual DNA samples from IHIW cell lines or cord blood to include RAET1E exon 4 and the 3' UTR, as polymorphism in these regions have not been previously investigated. We found two novel exon 4 polymorphisms encoding amino acid substitutions altering the transmembrane domain. An amino acid substitution at residue 233 was unique to the RAET1E*008 allele whereas the substitution at residue 237 was shared between groups of alleles. Additionally, four haplotypes were found based on 3' UTR sequences, which were unique to certain alleles or shared with allele groups based on exons 1-4 polymorphisms. Furthermore, putative microRNAs were identified that may interact with these polymorphic sites, repressing transcription and potentially affecting expression levels.
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DNA , Subfamília K de Receptores Semelhantes a Lectina de Células NK , Humanos , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas , Alelos , Subfamília K de Receptores Semelhantes a Lectina de Células NK/genética , Éxons/genética , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/genética , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismoRESUMO
HLA-DPB1 is the classical HLA class II genes with the least recorded variation on the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, suggesting the full extent of its diversity is perhaps yet to be characterized. Here, a full-gene typing strategy was employed to genotype a UK cohort of 1470 HCT recipients (n = 744) and donors (n = 726). In total, 2940 full-length HLA-DPB1 sequences were generated, comprising 193 distinct alleles. Of these, 107 sequences contained novel variation, totaling 49 unique intronic HLA-DPB1 alleles, and one coding variant (HLA-DPB1*1188:01). Full-gene sequencing resulted in zygosity changes for 129 individuals by identifying two distinct intronic variants of the same coding allele. We verified the existence of nine unconfirmed alleles and extended the sequence of two existing alleles on the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database.
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Doadores não Relacionados , Humanos , Alelos , Cadeias beta de HLA-DP/genética , Genótipo , Reino UnidoRESUMO
Two novel HLA class II alleles were characterized, HLA-DRB1*03:01:01:05 and HLA-DPB1*04:02:01:21.
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Antígenos HLA-DQ , Leucemia , Alelos , Frequência do Gene , Antígenos HLA-DQ/genética , Cadeias beta de HLA-DQ , Cadeias HLA-DRB1/genética , Humanos , Leucemia/genética , Leucemia/terapia , Polimorfismo GenéticoRESUMO
Pacific Bioscience's SMRT sequencing was used to confirm and extend HLA-DPB1*64:01N and 701:01.
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Alelos , Éxons , Cadeias beta de HLA-DP/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Sequência de Bases , Códon/química , Expressão Gênica , Genótipo , Cadeias beta de HLA-DP/imunologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Teste de Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Isoformas de Proteínas/genética , Isoformas de Proteínas/imunologia , Alinhamento de Sequência , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Doadores de TecidosRESUMO
Pacific Bioscience's SMRT DNA sequencing was used to identify two novel intronic variants of HLA-A*32:01:01:01.