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Immunogenetics
2005 Feb 01;5611:788-97. doi: 10.1007/s00251-004-0738-2.
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Evolutionary conservation and characterization of the bare lymphocyte syndrome transcription factor RFX-B and its paralogue ANKRA2.
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Boss JM
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The extraordinary homology between major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) proteins across species from human to bony fish suggests that transcription factors that regulate these proteins might be conserved as well. Deficiencies in four proteins that regulate MHC II genes in humans (RFX-B, RFX5, RFXAP, and CIITA) cause an inherited immunodeficiency disorder known as the bare lymphocyte syndrome (BLS). To understand the structure and mechanism of function of the BLS transcription factors, we analyzed the evolutionary history of RFX-B, the factor deficient in the majority of patients with BLS. Sequence comparison and analysis of the RFX-B proteins showed that RFX-B and a closely related protein, ANKRA2, are present in humans to bony fish and that specific domains are highly conserved. In addition to sequence conservation, functional conservation exists, as mouse and Xenopus RFX-B orthologues, but not the paralogous protein ANKRA2, were able to complement the MHC II deficiency in a BLS-patient-derived cell line deficient in RFX-B. The remarkable conservation of the RFX-B lineage attests to the conservation of the regulation mechanism for this gene system and its importance to precisely regulate MHC class II molecules in both the developing and active immune response.
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