Abstract
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is an essential antibody in adaptive immunity; a differential expansion of the gene encoding the Fc region (IGHG) of this antibody has been observed in mammals. Like humans, animal biomedical models, such as mice and macaques, have four functional genes encoding 4 IgG subclasses; however, the data for New World monkeys (NWM) seems contentious. Some publications argue for the existence of a single-copy gene for IgG Fc; however, a recent paper has suggested the presence of IgG subclasses in some NWM species. Here, we evaluated the genetic distances and phylogenetic relationships in NWM to assess the presence of IgG subclasses using the sequences of IGHG genes from 13 NWM species recovered from genomic data and lab PCR and cloning-based procedures available in GenBank. The results show that several sequences do not cluster into the expected taxon, probably due to cross-contamination during laboratory procedures, and consequently, they appear to be wrongly assigned. Additionally, several sequences reported as subclasses were shown to be 100% identical in the CH domains. The data presented here suggests that there is not enough evidence to establish the presence of IgG subclasses in NWM.
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The authors wish to thank classmates and Genetics Lab’s teacher for motivating and supporting us throughout the process. We would like to thank Gypsy Bonny Español for translating and revising this manuscript.
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This work was supported by the Fundación para la Promoción de la Investigación y la Tecnología [cooperation agreement #202111, 2021].
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Parra-Montaño, J.D., Mateus-Rincon, K.C., Aranguren-Borrás, J.V. et al. IgG subclasses in New World Monkeys: an issue for debate?. Immunogenetics 74, 507–511 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-022-01266-5
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