Immunogenetic study on the polymorphism of serum ?2-lipoproteins in mink. IV. Diallelism at the Ld locus of low-density lipoprotein
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Biochemical Genetics
- Vol. 19 (9-10), 997-1015
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00504263
Abstract
Antibodies against a new allotype, Ld2, of mink low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were obtained by alloimmunization with a preparation of this lipoprotein. The two known allotypes of LDL, designated Ld1 and Ld2, are coded for by codominant alleles of the autosomal Ld locus. This locus is probably involved in the genetic control of the whole serum pool of LDL molecules. In Ld 1 /Ld 2 heterozygotes, LDL is represented by two homozygous types of molecules, Ld1 and Ld2; it has no hybrid molecules bearing both allotypic specificities together. The results suggest that the Ld locus has, presumably, only two alleles in the mink populations studied. Mink LDL having allotypes Ld1 and Ld2 was found to be homologous to human and pig LDLs. Antigenic specificity of Ld1 allotype was established in the sera of a wide phylogenetic range of mammals and in the human LDL. The parallelism between the phylogenetic antiquity of the Ld 1 gene and its high frequency in mink and other species may be attributed to the selective value of this gene, which has been retained unaltered during macroevolution.Keywords
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