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The DM and DN/DO Loci

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Among the array of class II genes families known in eutherian mammals, the DM loci are the most recent to be described (Cho et al. 1991; Kelly et al. 1991). The sequences, determined in mouse and human, gave an indication of why the loci were not detected in rapid succession to the other class II loci. Many features are unconventional and indicate that DM has long diverged from the other known eutherian families. Although the unusual history of DM genes renders them of interest in the study of MHC evolution, to date only the human and mouse genes have been studied in detail. Characterization of the bovine DMA and DMB loci is under way (Niimi et al. 1995). Partial sequence data available from lemur (this report) give some indication of sequence conservation within primates. However, the organization and function of DM genes in nonhuman primates must be inferred by analysis of the human and mouse genes. Thus this section will focus on features of DM common to these species and compare and contrast the DM genes to the other class II gene families in order to ascertain what can be learned from the nonhuman primate DM genes.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Immunogénétique moléculaire, Université Paul Sabatier, CHU de Toulouse Hôpital Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, 31059, Toulouse cedex, France

    Antoine Blancher MD, PhD

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie Abteilung Immungenetik, Correnstr. 42, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Jan Klein PhD

  3. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fl, 33101, USA

    Jan Klein PhD

  4. Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), New York University Medical Center, 10 Townsend Avenue, Upper Grandview, NY, 10960-4830, USA

    Wladyslaw Socha MD

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O’hUigin, C., Figueroa, F. (1997). The DM and DN/DO Loci. In: Blancher, A., Klein, J., Socha, W. (eds) Molecular Biology and Evolution of Blood Group and MHC Antigens in Primates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59086-3_18

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