Is the H-2K Locus of the Mouse Stronger Than the H-2D Locus?

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Separation of Anti-Ia (I-Region Associated Antigens) from Anti-H-2 Antibodies in Complex Sera, by Absorption on Blood Platelets. Description of Three New Ia Specificities 1

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Quantitative variations in the expression of the mouse serum antigen Ss and its sex-limited allotype Slp

A radial immunodiffusion assay for quantitation of the Ss and Slp serum antigens is described. Significant differences between the mean serum concentrations of Ss and Slp were found among various inbred strains. Some of these differences have been shown to be associated with the H-2 haplotype. The quantitative difference between Slp levels associated with the H-2 a and H-2 S haplotypes has been used as a marker for the S region in the analysis of certain H-2 recombinant strains [A.TH, B10.S(7R), B10.S(9R), and B10.BSVS]. Male mice of two strains with the H-2 b haplotype have been shown to have significantly lower levels of Ss compared to males of the other strains tested. Male mice of every strain examined were found to have significantly higher levels of Ss in their serum than females of the same strain. The molecular relationship and developmental patterns of the Ss and Slp antigens have also been investigated using the radial immunodiffusion assay.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44121/1/10528_2004_Article_BF00485949.pd

Evidence for a third, Ir -associated histocompatibility region in the H-2 complex of the mouse

Skin grafts transplanted from B10.HTT donors onto (A.TL × B10)F 1 recipients are rapidly rejected despite the fact that the B10.HTT and A.TL strains should be carrying the same H-2 chromosomes and that both the donor and the recipient contain the B10 genome. The rejection is accompanied by a production of cytotoxic antibodies against antigens controlled by the Ir region of the H-2 complex. These unexpected findings are interpreted as evidence for a third histocompatibility locus in the H-2 complex, H-2I , located in the Ir region close to H-2K . The B10.HTT and A.TL strains are postulated to differ at this hypothetical locus, and the difference between the two strains is explained as resulting from a crossing over between the H-2 t1 and H-2 s chromosomes in the early history of the B10.HTT strain. The H-2 genotypes of the B10.HTT and A.TL strains are assumed to be H-2K s Ir s / k Ss k H-2D d and H-2K s Ir k Ss k H-2D d , respectively. Thus, the H-2 chromosomes of the two strains differ only in a portion of the Ir region, including the H-2I locus. The B10.HTT( H-2 tt ) and B10.S(7R)( H-2 th ) strains differ in a relatively minor histocompatibility locus, possibly residing in the Tla region outside of the H-2 complex.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/46727/1/251_2005_Article_BF01564045.pd

The Role of the Histocompatibility-2-Linked Ss-Slp Region in the Control of Mouse Complement

The Ss-Slp region of the mouse genome is located between the two loci, H-2K and H-2D, of the major histocompatibility system. It controls the level of a serologically detectable serum globulin, the Ss protein, and its allotypic forms, Slp(a) and Slp(o). Evidence is presented that the Ss-Slp region is involved in control of the complement system. Mice of congenic resistant strains differing only at the H-2 gene complex show differences in complement levels. A comparison of H-2 recombinants demonstrated that complement level correlates with the Ss-Slp genotype and not with the H-2K, H-2D, or Ir genotypes. Among the 13 congenic strains tested, those with the Ss(h)Slp(a) allele had higher complement levels than those with the Ss(h)Slp(o) or Ss(l)Slp(o) alleles. Mice with recombinant H-2 haplotypes had complement levels similar to those of the parental strain that provided the Ss-Slp segment. It was also shown that anti-Ss serum inhibits complement activity of mouse serum in vitro