We have previously described multiallelic restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the C2 gene, suggesting the presence of a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) locus. We report here the cloning and sequencing of the polymorphic fragments from the two most common alleles of the gene, a and b. The results confirm the presence of a VNTR locus consisting of a nucleotide sequence, 41 bp in average length, repeated tandemly 23 and 17 times in alleles a and b, respectively. The difference in the number of repeats between the two alleles is due to the deletion/insertion of two noncontiguous segments, 143 and 118 bp long, of allele a, and of a 40-bp segment of allele b. The VNTR region is associated with a SINE (short interspersed sequence)-type retroposon, SINE-R.C2, located within the third intron of the C2 gene. SINE-R.C2 is a member of a previously described large retroposon family of the human genome, apparently derived from the human endogenous retrovirus, (HERV) K10, which is homologous to the mouse mammary tumor virus.
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June 01 1992
A variable number of tandem repeats locus within the human complement C2 gene is associated with a retroposon derived from a human endogenous retrovirus.
Z B Zhu,
Z B Zhu
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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S L Hsieh,
S L Hsieh
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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D R Bentley,
D R Bentley
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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R D Campbell,
R D Campbell
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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J E Volanakis
J E Volanakis
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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Z B Zhu
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
S L Hsieh
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
D R Bentley
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
R D Campbell
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
J E Volanakis
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1992) 175 (6): 1783–1787.
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Z B Zhu, S L Hsieh, D R Bentley, R D Campbell, J E Volanakis; A variable number of tandem repeats locus within the human complement C2 gene is associated with a retroposon derived from a human endogenous retrovirus.. J Exp Med 1 June 1992; 175 (6): 1783–1787. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.175.6.1783
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