Rapid assignment of the swine major histocompatibility complex (<i>SLA</i>) class I and II genotypes in Clawn miniature swine using PCR‐SSP and PCR‐RFLP methods

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<jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract: </jats:bold><jats:bold> Background: </jats:bold> Inbred miniature swine with defined novel <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> haplotypes will be useful in allo‐ and xeno‐transplantation studies, which can be carried out representing variable combinations of <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> haplotypes.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods: </jats:bold> In Clawn miniature swine, two haplotypes (<jats:italic>c1</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>c2</jats:italic>) and one crossover haplotype (<jats:italic>c3</jats:italic>) have been assigned by nucleotide sequence determination of RT‐PCR products of the three <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> classical class I genes and two <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class II genes. To select <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class I and II homozygotes in Clawn miniature swine individuals, we developed a rapid and simple SLA‐class I‐ and II‐DNA typing method by a combination of polymerase chain reaction‐sequence specific primer (PCR‐SSP) and polymerase chain reaction‐restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR‐RFLP) techniques.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results: </jats:bold> Seven allele specific primer pairs were designed for amplification of the second exons of three <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class I genes, <jats:italic>SLA‐1</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>SLA‐2</jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>SLA‐3</jats:italic>, and one <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class II gene, <jats:italic>DRB1</jats:italic>. Furthermore, based on PCR‐RFLP patterns in the <jats:italic>SLA‐DQB1</jats:italic> gene, two allelic variants were recognized in the second exon in the Clawn miniature swine. Three haplotypes, <jats:italic>c1</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>c2</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>c3</jats:italic>, were simply identified by the combination of PCR‐SSP and PCR‐RFLP methods in 22 samples from five families. A single allele at each of the class I and II genes was also observed in seven samples as <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class I and II homozygotes with either the <jats:italic>c1</jats:italic> or <jats:italic>c2</jats:italic> haplotype.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions: </jats:bold> The combination of PCR‐SSP and PCR‐RFLP methods facilitate the rapid identification of the three haplotypes and <jats:italic>SLA</jats:italic> class I and II homozygotes in individual Clawn miniature swine.</jats:p>

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