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A full-length cDNA clone, pmSAP3, encoding the serum P component (SAP), has been used to search for DNA fragment length variation among mouse strains previously analyzed for differences in endogenous SAP levels. Three alleles were found usingEcoRI-digested DNA. The finding of a single 5.4-kb fragment, alleled, in DNA from DBA/2J mice suggests the presence of a singleSap locus. Segregation of DNA fragment associated withSap b andSap d alleles was analyzed in three sets of recombinant inbred (RI) strains. The strain distribution pattern found for theSap alleles was identical to that of alleles ofLy-9 in 43 individual RI strains, suggesting tight linkage withLy-9 on mouse chromosome 1. In the BXD RI strains, the SDP of theSap locus, defined by the difference in the endogenous SAP level, is also identical to the SDP of the DNA fragments. We propose to redesignate theSap locus to include both the structural element defined by the DNA polymorphism and the regulatory element involved in the regulation of SAP synthesis. TheSap locus is the major genetic element contributing to the regulation of SAP production. Other genetic factors are also involved, as shown by the presence of nonparental phenotypes in the individual BXH RI strains.
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This study was performed through special Coordination Funds of the Science and Technology Agency of the Japanese Government and PHS Grant GM24464 to R.W.E.
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Maruyama, N., Shigemoto, K., Kubo, S. et al. Chromosomal location of the gene encoding the murine acute-phase protein serum amyloid P-component (SAP). Biochem Genet 27, 229–237 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00020157
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