ISSN:
1432-1211
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The incidences of positive anti-erythrocyte autoantibodies (AEA) in New Zealand Black (NZB), C57BL/6, their F1, F2 hybrid, and the F1 × NZB backcross mice were 100, 0, 0, 17, and 51%, respectively. This finding is in keeping with the idea that a combined effect of one to three dominant predisposing NZB gene(s) and a single dominant modifying C57BL/6 gene regulates the AEA production. Studies suggested that the modifying locusAem-1 is loosely linked toMup-1 locus on chromosome 4, and the gene order isAem-1: Mup-1: Gpd-1. We analyzed the effects of theAem-1 locus on other autoimmune traits and found that the gene action ofAem-1 is unrelated to the spontaneous productions of dsDNA-specific antibodies, the retroviral gp70-anti-gp70 immune complexes and natural thymocytotoxic autoantibod ies and to the serum level of retroviral gp70. A significant association was observed between the negative AEA and the low (normal) serum IgM level in (C57BL/6 × NZB)F1 × NZB backcross mice. It remains to be determined whether theAem-1 locus also controls the serum IgM level.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00952963
