The organization of the human immunoglobulin λ gene locus

Kazuhiko Kawasaki, Shinsei Minoshima, Kevin Schooler, Jun Kudoh, Shuichi Asakawa, Pieter J. De Jong, Nobuyoshi Shimizu

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Abstract

To elucidate the complex structure of the human immunoglobulin λ gene locus, a 1020-kb contig was constructed using 184 cosmid clones and one bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clone. A high-resolution physical map of this contig revealed that the entire λ gene locus is 911 kb in length. It contains seven constant region (C(λ)) gene segments and 69 unique EcoRI-HindIII segments that hybridize to variable region gene (V(λ) probes. The VpreB gene, BCRL4, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase gene (GGT)-like sequences are also located within the λ gene locus. Hybridization analysis suggested that the λ gene locus has undergone extensive amplification events in evolution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)125-135
Number of pages11
JournalGenome research
Volume5
Issue number2
StatePublished - Sep 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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