Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)

The Complement Factor B gene (CFB) of the alternative complement pathway has been identified in the sheep Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and its genomic sequence determined. CFB is located approximately 600bp upstream of the complement C2 gene, contains 18 exons, and manifests the domain sig...

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Main Authors: Qin, J, Munyard, Kylie, Lee, C, Wetherall, John, Groth, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42421
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author Qin, J
Munyard, Kylie
Lee, C
Wetherall, John
Groth, David
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Munyard, Kylie
Lee, C
Wetherall, John
Groth, David
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description The Complement Factor B gene (CFB) of the alternative complement pathway has been identified in the sheep Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and its genomic sequence determined. CFB is located approximately 600bp upstream of the complement C2 gene, contains 18 exons, and manifests the domain signature characteristic of CFB protein. Thirteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified in merino sheep and interbreed variation was identified by comparison with International Sheep Genomics Consortium data. Two predicted non synonymous substitutions were observed and in-silico analysis indicates that these are likely to have a destabilising effect on the protein structure. Sheep and cattle CFB were compared and shown to contain a common nine nucleotide deletion in exon 18 relative to human CFB. Predicted CFB amino acid sequences for these two species contain 761 aa relative to 764 aa in the human orthologue. Sequencing of the cosmid and BAC clones used in this study permitted the relative positions of three adjacent loci to be determined and showed that the previously described microsatellite locus (BfMs) is located within SKIV2L.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-424212019-02-19T04:26:19Z Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB) Qin, J Munyard, Kylie Lee, C Wetherall, John Groth, David Cattle CFB Sheep Complement SNP MHC The Complement Factor B gene (CFB) of the alternative complement pathway has been identified in the sheep Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and its genomic sequence determined. CFB is located approximately 600bp upstream of the complement C2 gene, contains 18 exons, and manifests the domain signature characteristic of CFB protein. Thirteen single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified in merino sheep and interbreed variation was identified by comparison with International Sheep Genomics Consortium data. Two predicted non synonymous substitutions were observed and in-silico analysis indicates that these are likely to have a destabilising effect on the protein structure. Sheep and cattle CFB were compared and shown to contain a common nine nucleotide deletion in exon 18 relative to human CFB. Predicted CFB amino acid sequences for these two species contain 761 aa relative to 764 aa in the human orthologue. Sequencing of the cosmid and BAC clones used in this study permitted the relative positions of three adjacent loci to be determined and showed that the previously described microsatellite locus (BfMs) is located within SKIV2L. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42421 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.11.008 Elsevier BV fulltext
spellingShingle Cattle
CFB
Sheep
Complement
SNP
MHC
Qin, J
Munyard, Kylie
Lee, C
Wetherall, John
Groth, David
Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title_full Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title_fullStr Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title_short Characterization of the sheep Complement Factor B gene (CFB)
title_sort characterization of the sheep complement factor b gene (cfb)
topic Cattle
CFB
Sheep
Complement
SNP
MHC
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42421