Structure of a gene encoding a murine thymus leukemia antigen, and organization of Tla genes in the BALB/c mouse
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We have determined the DNA sequence of a gene encoding a thymus leukemia (TL) antigen in the BALB/c mouse, and have more definitively mapped the cloned BALB/c Tla-region class I gene clusters. Analysis of the sequence shows that the Tla gene is less closely related to the H-2 genes than H-2 genes are to one another or to a Qa-2,3-region genes. The Tla gene, 17.3A, contains an apparent gene conversion. Comparison of the BALB/c Tla genes with those from C57BL shows that BALB/c has more Tla-region class I genes, and that one of the genes absent in C57BL is gene 17.3A.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Experimental Medicine
دوره 162 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985