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HLA-F coding and regulatory segments variability determined by massively parallel sequencing procedures in a Brazilian population sample

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Author(s):
Ayala Lima, Thalitta Hetamaro ; Buttura, Renato Vidal ; Donadi, Eduardo Antonio ; Veiga-Castelli, Luciana Caricati ; Mendes-Junior, Celso Teixeira ; Castelli, Erick C.
Total Authors: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY; v. 77, n. 10, p. 841-853, OCT 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 12
Abstract

Human Leucocyte Antigen F (HLA-F) is a non-classical HLA class I gene distinguished from its classical counterparts by low allelic polymorphism and distinctive expression patterns. Its exact function remains unknown. It is believed that HLA-F has tolerogenic and immune modulatory properties. Currently, there is little information regarding the HLA-F allelic variation among human populations and the available studies have evaluated only a fraction of the HLA-F gene segment and/or have searched for known alleles only. Here we present a strategy to evaluate the complete HLA-F variability including its 5' upstream, coding and 3' downstream segments by using massively parallel sequencing procedures. HLA-F variability was surveyed on 196 individuals from the Brazilian Southeast. The results indicate that the HLA-F gene is indeed conserved at the protein level, where thirty coding haplotypes or coding alleles were detected, encoding only four different HLA-F full-length protein molecules. Moreover, a same protein molecule is encoded by 82.45% of all coding alleles detected in this Brazilian population sample. However, the HLA-F nucleotide and haplotype variability is much higher than our current knowledge both in Brazilians and considering the 1000 Genomes Project data. This protein conservation is probably a consequence of the key role of HLA-F in the immune system physiology. (C) 2016 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/17084-2 - Evaluation of MHC Class I genes variability, regulation and evolutive history
Grantee:Erick da Cruz Castelli
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants