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Table 3 Chromosome 14 (−) strand chromatin Ig heavy chain locus diversity gene esebssiwaagoTQs for germline genes in native 5′- > 3′ chronology before gene rearrangement

From: B-cell antibody class switchings are pressuromodulated events: Part II, gene recombination

Germline Gene 1 nf

Germline gene locusa

Total no. of transcribed bases at gene locus or n/a (episode category)b

Initial no. of sub-episode blocks (converted final no. of sub-episode blocks, or n/a)

Germline gene 2-digit (3-digit) esebssiwaagoTQc

Predicted gene recombination wrt allele 1 (IGHM), allele 2 (IGHD), both, or neither

IGHD7–27 c

IGHD7–27

11 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.17 (0.165)c

Neither allele 1 nor allele 2

IGHD1–26

IGHD1–26

20 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.22 (0.217)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHD)

IGHD6–25

IGHD6–25

18 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.17 (0.172)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHD)

IGHD5–24, IGHD4–23 & IGHD3–22

lnc-BRF1–1 {IGHD5–24; IGHD4–23; IGHD3–22)

2856 (3)

7 (5)

0.22 (0.216)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHD)

IGHD2–21

IGHD2–21

28 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.20 (0.205)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHD)

IGHD1–20 nf

IGHD1–20

17 (3)

7 (7)

0.41 (0.406)

Allele 1 non-functional (D → J step 1 of 2 for IGHM)

IGHD6–19

IGHD6–19

21 (3)

7 (5)

0.31 (0.309)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD5–18 nf

IGHD5–18

20 (3)

7 (4)

0.25 (0.254)

Allele 2 non-functional (D → J step 1 of 2 for IGHD)

IGHD4–17

IGHD4–17

16 (3)

7 (9)

0.31 (0.310)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD3–16

IGHD3–16

37 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.31 (0.308)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD2–15

IGHD2–15

31 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.29 (0.294)

Allele 1 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHM

IGHD1–14

IGHD1–14

17 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.29 (0.292)

Allele 1 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHM

IGHD6–13

IGHD6–13

21 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.29 (0.286)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHM

IGHD5–12

IGHD5–12

23 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.22 (0.218)

Allele 2 (D → J step 1 of 1 for IGHD)

IGHD4–11 nf

IGHD4–11

16 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.29 (0.293)

Allele 2 non-functional (D → J step 1 of 2 for IGHD)

IGHD3–10

IGHD3–10

31 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.34 (0.342)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD3–9

IGHD3–9

31 (3)

7 (3)

0.24 (0.239)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2--IGHD4–11)

IGHD2–8

IGHD2–8

31 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.30 (0.295)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD1–7

IGHD1–7

17 (3)

7 (5)

0.28 (0.276)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2--IGHD4–11)

IGHD6–6

IGHD6–6

18 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.27 (0.275)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2--IGHD4–11)

IGHD5–5

IGHD5–5

20 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.23 (0.233)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2-IGHD5–18)

IGHD4–4

IGHD4–4

16 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.26 (0.258)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2--IGHD4–11)

IGHD3–3

IGHD3–3

31 (3)

7 (9)

0.24 (0.243)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2-IGHD4–11)

IGHD2–2

IGHD2–2

31 (3)

7 (n/a)

0.30 (0.301)

Allele 1 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHM wrt IGHJ5-IGHD1–20)

IGHD1–1

IGHD1–1

17 (3)

7 (7)

0.23 (0.233)

Allele 2 (D → J step 2 of 2 for IGHD wrt IGHJ2-IGHD5–18)

  1. aonly Ig genes and gene loci included, non-coding RNA genes (processed pseudogenes) excluded b >  11,864 ≤ 265,005 total transcribed bases, Episode category 2 gene; Episode category 3 gene bases, ≤ 11,864 total transcribed bases, Episode category 3 gene. cnadir esebssiwaagoTQ for step 1 D-to-J recombination [IGHD7–27 esebssiwaagoTQ at 0.17 (0.165)]; nf non-functional (IGHD1–20, IGHD5–18, IGHD4–11)