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We describe a genetic polymorphism of human lymphocyte cytosol major polypeptide with mol. wt. 64,000, detected in peripheral blood lymphocytes by high resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis. Three different electrophoretic types (1-1, 2-1, 2-2) of the polypeptide have been identified. Family and population studies indicate that the three phenotypes of the polypeptide are determined by two common alleles at a single autosomal locus. The polypeptide occurs in the cytosol and is predominent in peripheral blood lymphocytes, B-lymphoblastoid cells, T-lymphoblastoid cells, lymph node, and spleen. The polypeptide has not been detected in HeLa cells, fibroblasts, erythrocytes, serum, and cerebrum. Traces of the polypeptide exist in liver, kidney, and skeletal muscle. It is proposed that the polypeptide and its locus be temporarily designated lymphocyte cytosol 64K polypeptide (LC64K polypeptide) andLC64P, respectively. In a Japanese population, the gene frequencies ofLC64P 1 andLC64P 2 were 0.936 and 0.064, respectively. The data suggest thatLC64P is a new locus, product of which shows genetic polymorphism and is associated with the function and/or the structure of lymphocytes.
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Hamaguchi, H., Yamada, M., Noguchi, A. et al. Genetic analysis of human lymphocyte proteins by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis: 2. Genetic polymorphism of lymphocyte cytosol 64K polypeptide. Hum Genet 60, 176–180 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569708
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