PMID- 29971797 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191014 LR - 20200219 IS - 1600-0684 (Electronic) IS - 0047-2565 (Print) IS - 0047-2565 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec TI - Determination of major histocompatibility class I and class II genetic composition of the Caribbean Primate Center specific pathogen-free rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) colony based on massively parallel sequencing. PG - 379-387 LID - 10.1111/jmp.12353 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Knowledge of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) composition and distribution in rhesus macaque colonies is critical for management strategies that maximize the utility of this model for biomedical research. METHODS: Variation within the Mamu-A and Mamu-B (class I) and DRB, DQA/B, and DPA/B (class II) regions of 379 animals from the Caribbean Primate Research Center's (CPRC) specific pathogen free (SPF) colony was examined using massively parallel sequencing. RESULTS: Analyses of the 7 MHC loci revealed a background of Indian origin with high levels of variation despite past genetic bottlenecks. All loci exhibited mutual linkage disequilibria while conforming to Hardy-Weinberg expectations suggesting the achievement of mutation-selection balance. CONCLUSION: The CPRC's SPF colony is a significant resource for research on AIDS and other infectious agents. Characterizing colony-wide MHC variability facilitates the breeding and selection of animals bearing desired haplotypes and increases the investigator's ability to understand the immune responses mounted by these animals. CI - (c) 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan AU - Kanthaswamy S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4503-6886 AD - California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. AD - School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU) at the West Campus, Glendale, AZ, USA. FAU - Oldt, Robert F AU - Oldt RF AD - School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU) at the West Campus, Glendale, AZ, USA. FAU - Ng, Jillian AU - Ng J AD - California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. FAU - Smith, David Glenn AU - Smith DG AD - California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. FAU - Martinez, Melween I AU - Martinez MI AD - Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. FAU - Sariol, Carlos A AU - Sariol CA AD - Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. AD - Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. AD - Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. LA - eng GR - P40 OD012217/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - P51 OD011107/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - U42 OD011128/OD/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20180704 PL - Denmark TA - J Med Primatol JT - Journal of medical primatology JID - 0320626 SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - Animals MH - Animals, Laboratory/genetics MH - *Gene Frequency MH - *Genes, MHC Class I MH - *Genes, MHC Class II MH - Haplotypes MH - High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing MH - Macaca mulatta/*genetics MH - Puerto Rico MH - Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms PMC - PMC6234078 MID - NIHMS971156 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mamu haplotypes OT - colony genetic structure OT - genetic management OT - major histocompatibility complex genotyping OT - next generation sequence EDAT- 2018/07/05 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/15 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/01 CRDT- 2018/07/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/07/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/07/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/jmp.12353 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Primatol. 2018 Dec;47(6):379-387. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12353. Epub 2018 Jul 4.