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T-cell receptor and immunoglobulin gene polymorphisms and resistance to Haemonchus contortus in sheep
1CSIRO Division of Animal Health, McMaster Laboratory, Glebe, Australia Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale.
Summary:
DNA extracted from animals originating from three large half-sib sheep families derived from a single, highly resistant ram were probed with ovine T-cell receptor α and β chain and immunoglobulin lambda light chain variable and constant region cDNA probes. When genomic DNA was digested with TaqI, 19 polymorphic bands were detected with the lambda light chain immunoglobulin variable region probe and 6,4 and 5 polymorphic bands were detected with the T-cell receptor α and β probes and the lambda immunoglobulin constant region probes, respectively. All animals had been phenotypically assessed for Haemonchus contortus resistance by faecal egg counts and using best linear unbiased statistical methods, no statistically significant associations were found between RFLP banding patterns detected at these loci and faecal egg counts. The results show that germline polymorphism at these loci does not account for a significant proportion of the variation in resistance to Haemonchus contortus in this flock. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: T-Zellrezeptor und Immunoglobulin-Genpolymorphismus und Resistenz von Schafen gegen Haemonchus contortus DNS aus Tieren von drei großen Halbgeschwister-Schaffamilien aus einem einzelnen hochgradig resistenten Schafbock wurden mit cDNS-Sonden aus ovinen T-Zellrezeptor α- und β-Ketten und Immunoglobulin λ leichten variablen Ketten und konstanten Regionen untersucht. Nach Verdau der genomischen DNS mit TaqI 19 wurden polymorphe Banden mit der λ leichte Ketten Immunoglobulin variablen Region-Sonde entdeckt, 6, 4 und 5 polymorphe Bande wurden mit T-Zellrezeptor α- und β-Sonden und mit der Sonde der λ Immunoglobulin konstanten Region gefunden. Alle Tiere wurden phänotypisch in Hinblick auf Haemonchus contortus-Resistenz mittels fäkaler Eiproben untersucht. Statistische Analyse mittels linearer unverzerrter Prädiktion ergab keine statistisch signifikanten Zusammenhänge zwischen RFLP Bandmustern und fäkalen Eizahlen. Genetischer Polymorphismus an diesen Loci scheint nicht für einen signifikanten Teil der Variabilität in der Resistenz gegen Haemonchus contortus verantwortlich zu sein.
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