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"+" or "-" indicates if the gene sequences have been found (+) or not been found (-) transcribed (T) and/or translated into protein (Pr). Arbitrarily that information is shown on the first line of each gene when the data have been confirmed by several studies.

Functionality is shown between parentheses, (F) and (P), when the accession number refers to rearranged genomic DNA or cDNA and the corresponding germline gene has not yet been isolated.
Functionality is shown between brackets, [F] and [P], when the accession number refers to genomic DNA, but not known as being germline or rearranged.

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IMGT gene name IMGT allele name Fct Chromosomal localization T Pr Allotypes Isoallotypes Positions in the locus IMGT/LIGM-DB reference sequences IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences from the literature
Clone names Exons Accession numbers Positions in the sequence Secondary accession numbers Clone names Accession numbers Positions in the sequence
IGHA1 IGHA1*01 F 14q32.33 alpha1 CH1 J00220 [13] AF067420 [33] c
H+CH2 (1) J00220 [13]
CH3(including CHS) J00220 [13]
M M60193 [21]
IGHA2 IGHA2*01 [14] F 14q32.33 A2m1 nA2m3 alpha2 CH1 J00221 [13]
H+CH2 (1) J00221 [13]
CH3(including CHS) J00221 [13]
M
IGHA2*02 [14] F 14q32.33 A2m2,3 alpha2 (TOU II-5) CH1 M60192 [21] AL928742 [41] (17)
H+CH2 (1) M60192 [21] (2) AL928742 [41] (17)
AJ012264 [13] (3) AL928742 [41] (17)
CH3(including CHS) AJ012264 [13] AL928742 [41] (17)
M M60194 [21] AL928742 [41] (17)
IGHA2*03 (17) F 14q32.33 A2m2 nA2m3 alpha2 CH1 S71043 [26]
H+CH2 (1) S71043 [26]
CH3(including CHS) S71043 [26]
M
IGHD IGHD*01 F 14q32.33 CH1 K02875 [15]
H1 K02876 [15]
H2 K02877 [15]
CH2 K02878 [15]
CH3 K02879 [15]
CHS K02880 [15]
M1 K02881 [15]
M2 K02882 [15]
IGHD*02 F 14q32.33 CH1 X57331 [22]
H1 X57331 [22]
H2 X57331 [22]
CH2 X57331 [22]
CH3 X57331 [22]
CHS X57331 [22]
M1 X57331 [22]
M2 X57331 [22]
IGHE IGHE*01 F 14q32.33 Cepsilon1 CH1 J00222 [11]
CH2 J00222 [11]
CH3 J00222 [11]
CH4(including CHS) J00222 [11]
M1 X63693 [24]
M2 X63693 [24]
IGHE*02 F 14q32.33 Cepsilon-1 CH1 L00022 [7]
CH2 L00022 [7]
CH3 L00022 [7]
CH4(including CHS) L00022 [7]
M1
M2
IGHE*03 F 14q32.33 epsilon-1 CH1 [9] (19)
CH2 [9] (19)
CH3 [9] (19)
CH4(including CHS) [9] (19)
M1 M55420 [38]
M2 M55420 [38]
IGHE*04 F 14q32.33 CH1 AL928742
CH2 AL928742
CH3 AL928742
CH4(including CHS) AL928742
M1 AL928742
M2 AL928742
IGHEP1 IGHEP1*01 P (12) 14q32.33 Cepsilon3 CH3 J00223 [12] (9)
CH4(including CHS) J00223 [12]
M1
M2
IGHEP1*02 P (12) 14q32.33 IGHEP1*A1 CH3 X84668 [32]
CH4(including CHS)
M1
M2
IGHEP1*03 P (12) 14q32.33 IGHEP1*A2 CH3 X84669 [32]
CH4(including CHS)
M1
M2
IGHG1 IGHG1*01 F 14q32.33 G1m17,1 gamma-1 CH1 J00228 [5] (20,21)
H J00228 [5] (20,21)
CH2 J00228 [5] (20)
CH3(including CHS) J00228 [5] (20)
M1 X52847 [23] c
M2 X52847 [23] c
IGHG1*02 F 14q32.33 G1m17,1 gamma1 CH1 Z17370 [25] (21)
H Z17370 [25] (21)
CH2 Z17370 [25]
CH3(including CHS) Z17370 [25]
M1
M2
IGHG1*03 (F) 14q32.33 G1m3 nG1m1 nG1m17 CH1 Y14737 [37] c (s)
H Y14737 [37] c (s)
CH2 Y14737 [37] c (s)
CH3(including CHS) Y14737 [37] c (s)
IGHG1*04 (F) 14q32.33 G1m17,1,27 CH1 JN582178 [41] c
H JN582178 [41] c
CH2 JN582178 [41] c
CH3(including CHS) JN582178 [41] c
IGHG2 IGHG2*01 F 14q32.33 G2m.. Cgamma2 CH1 J00230 [6]
H J00230 [6] Z49802 [27] (22)
CH2 J00230 [6] Z49802 [27] (22)
CH3(including CHS) J00230 [6] Z49802 [27] (22)
M1 AB006775 [30] (4)
M2 AB006776 [30] (4)
IGHG2*02 F 14q32.33 G2m23 CH1 AJ250170 [35]
H AJ250170 [35] Z49801 [27]
CH2 AJ250170 [35] Z49801 [27]
CH3(including CHS) AJ250170 [35] Z49801 [27]
M1
M2
IGHG2*03 F 14q32.33 G2m.. CH1 AF449616 [40]
H AF449616 [40]
CH2 AF449616 [40]
CH3(including CHS) AF449616 [40]
M1
M2
IGHG2*04 F 14q32.33 G2m.. CH1 AF449617 [40]
H AF449617 [40]
CH2 AF449617 [40]
CH3(including CHS) AF449617 [40]
M1
M2
IGHG2*05 F 14q32.33 G2m.. CH1 AF449618 [40]
H AF449618 [40]
CH2 AF449618 [40]
CH3(including CHS) AF449618 [40]
M1
M2
IGHG2*06 F 14q32.33 G2m.. CH1 AL928742
H AL928742
CH2 AL928742
CH3(including CHS) AL928742
M1 AL928742
M2 AL928742
IGHG3 (18) IGHG3*01 (15) F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 gamma3 (EZZ, TOU II-4) CH1 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
Mand-427 AJ390235 [36]
H1 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
AJ390235 [36]
H2 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
AJ390235 [36]
H3 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
AJ390235 [36]
H4 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
AJ390235 [36]
CH2 X03604 [17] X04646 [16] (5)
D78345 [28]
AJ390235 [36]
CH3(including CHS) X03604 [17] D78345 [28]
gamma3 M1 D78345 [28]
M2 D78345 [28]
IGHG3*02 F 14q32.33 gamma3 CH1 K01313 [10] (5)
H1 K01313 [10]
H2 K01313 [10]
H3 K01313 [10]
H4 K01313 [10]
CH2 K01313 [10] (5)
CH3(including CHS) K01314 [10] (13)
M1
M2
IGHG3*03 (16) F 14q32.33 G3m24* (G3m5,6,11,24,26) nG3m21 IGHG3 (LAT) CH1 X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
H1 X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
H3 X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
H4 X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
CH2 X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
CH3(including CHS) X16110 [18] Mand-401 AJ390264 [36]
Mand-106 AJ390265 [36]
Mand-205 AJ390266 [36]
Mand-223 AJ390267 [36]
Mand-425 AJ390268 [36]
Mand-427 AJ390269 [36]
Mand-546 AJ390270 [36]
Mand-548 AJ390271 [36]
M1 M60195 [21]
M2 M60196 [21]
IGHG3*04 F 14q32.33 G3 (Mand-541) CH1 X99549 [29]
H1 X99549 [29]
H4 X99549 [29]
CH2 X99549 [29]
CH3(including CHS) X99549 [29]
M1
M2
IGHG3*05 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mand-205 (M3) (23) AJ390236 [36]
IGHG3*06 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mand-108 (M4) (23) AJ390237 [36]
IGHG3*07 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mand-548 (M5) (23) AJ390238 [36] Mand-546 AJ390239 [36]
Mand-114 AJ390240 [36]
IGHG3*08 F 14q32.33 Mand-114 (M6) (23) AJ390241 [36]
IGHG3*09 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mand-333 (M7) (23) AJ390242 [36] Mand-546 AJ390243 [36]
IGHG3*10 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mz 179 (Mza) (23) AJ390246 [36]
IGHG3*11 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Lib-A2 (S+L) (23) AJ390247 [36] Kp-60 AJ390248 [36]
Kp-73 AJ390249 [36]
Kp-94 AJ390250 [36]
Kp-106 AJ390251 [36]
X74165 [36] (8)
IGHG3*12 F 14q32.33 G3m5* (G3m5,10,11,13,14,26,27) nG3m21 Fr-B1 (L+F) CH1 AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
H1 AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
H2 AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
H4 AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
CH2 AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
CH3(including CHS) AJ390252 [36] Lib-F5 AJ390253 [36]
M1
M2
IGHG3*13 F 14q32.33 G3m6* (G3m5,6,10,11,14,26,27) nG3m21 Mand-428 (M8) (23) AJ390244 [36] Mand-225 AJ390245 [36]
IGHG3*14 F 14q32.33 G3m21* (G3m21,26,27,28) nG3m11 Kp-25 (S+F) (23) AJ390254 [36] Kp-44 AJ390255 [36]
Kp-52 AJ390256 [36]
Kp-108 AJ390257 [36]
Fr-083 AJ390258 [36]
X74166 [34] (8)
Kp-52(S1) AJ390259 [36]
IGHG3*15 F 14q32.33 G3m21* (G3m21,26,27,28) nG3m11 Kp-150 (S2) (23) AJ390260 [36] Kp-251 AJ390261 [36]
IGHG3*16 F 14q32.33 G3m21* (G3m21,26,27,28) nG3m11 Lib-F2 (L1) (23) AJ390262 [36] Lib-D2 AJ390263 [36]
IGHG3*17 F 14q32.33 G3m15* (G3m10,11,13,15,27) nG3m5 nG3m21 Mand-231 (M9) (24) AJ390272 [36] Mand-326 AJ390273 [36]
Mand-429 AJ390274 [36]
Mand-515 AJ390275 [36]
IGHG3*18 F 14q32.33 G3m16* (G3m10,11,13,15,16,27) nG3m5 nG3m21 Lib-C5 (L2) (24) AJ390276 [36] Lib-A1 AJ390277 [36]
Lib-A2 AJ390278 [36]
IGHG3*19 F 14q32.33 G3m16* (G3m10,11,13,15,16,27) nG3m5 nG3m21 Kp-60 (S3) (24) AJ390279 [36] Kp-25 AJ390280 [36]
Kp-61 AJ390281 [36]
Kp-94 AJ390282 [36]
Kp-150 AJ390283 [36]
Kp-211 AJ390284 [36]
IGHG4 IGHG4*01 F 14q32.33 nG4m(a) Cgamma4 CH1 K01316 [2]
H K01316 [2]
CH2 K01316 [2]
CH3(including CHS) K01316 [2]
M1
M2
IGHG4*02 F 14q32.33 nG4m(b) CH1
H AJ001563 [31]
CH2 AJ001563 [31]
CH3(including CHS) AJ001563 [31]
M1
M2
IGHG4*03 F 14q32.33 nG4m(a) CH1
H
CH2 AJ001564 [31]
CH3(including CHS) AJ001564 [31]
M1
M2
IGHG4*04 F 14q32.33 nG4m(a) CH1 AL928742
H AL928742
CH2 AL928742
CH3(including CHS) AL928742
M1 AL928742
M2 AL928742
IGHGP IGHGP*01 ORF (11) 14q32.33 IGHGP CH1 X06766 [19]
H X06766 [19]
CH2 X06766 [19]
CH3(including CHS) X06766 [19]
M1 X52849 [23]
M2 X52848 [23]
IGHM IGHM*01 F 14q32.33 CH1 X14940 [20]
CH2 X14940 [20]
CH3 X14940 [20]
CH4(including CHS) X14940 [20]
M1 X14939 [20]
M2 X14939 [20]
IGHM*02 F 14q32.33 CH1 K01307 [3] (6)
CH2 K01308 [3] (7)
K01309 [3] (8)
CH3 K01309 [3] (8) J00259 [1] (9)
V00561 [1] (9) J00259 [1] (9)
CH4(including CHS) J00260 [3] (10) V00562 [1] (14)
M1
M2
IGHM*03 F 14q32.33 CH1 X57331 [22]
CH2 X57331 [22]
CH3 X57331 [22]
CH4(including CHS) X57331 [22]
M1 X57331 [22]
M2 X57331 [22]

c: cDNA sequence.
(s): Transcript of a secreted chain.

IMGT notes:
  1. (1) In the IGHA gene, the hinge (H) and the CH2 are joined in a single exon.
  2. (2) Partial C-GENE: partial CH2 in 3'.
  3. (3) Partial C-GENE: partial CH2 in 5'.
  4. (4) Sequence assigned arbitrarily and temporarily to allele*01 in the absence of cDNA and complete genomic sequence.
  5. (5) Partial C-GENE: partial CH1 in 5' and partial CH2 in 3'.
  6. (6) Partial C-GENE: partial CH1 in 3'.
  7. (7) Partial C-GENE: partial CH2 in 3'.
  8. (8) Partial C-GENE: partial CH2 in 5' and partial CH3 in 3'.
  9. (9) Partial C-GENE: partial CH3 in 5'.
  10. (10) Partial C-GENE: partial CH4 in 5'.
  11. (11) DELETION of 3 bp in the CH3 which does not alter the open reading frame. The lack of SWITCH region seems to be the only defect responsible for the absence of protein.
  12. (12) DELETION of CH2 and CH3, DELETION of 3 bp in the ACCEPTOR-SPLICE of the CH3 leading to frameshifts.
  13. (13) Partial C-GENE: partial CH3 in 5' and 3'.
  14. (14) Partial C-GENE: partial CH4 in 5' and 3'.
  15. (15) Complete serological G3m typing: G3m(5,10,11,13,14,26,27) or G3m(b0,b1,b3,b4,b5,u,v); 5*=5,10,11,13,14 and b*=b0,b1,b3,b4,b5.
  16. (16) LAT IV-5 is homozygous for Gm(6,24*;1,17;..) and Gm(27,28) -or homozygous for Gm(b0,b1,c3,c5,u) and Gm(g5,v)- by study of this family [Lefranc G. et al., Hum. Genet., 50, 199-211 (1979)]; 6,24*=5,6,11,24,26.
    In the LAT IV-5 haplotype, the allotypes Gm27 and 28 have been shown to be be carried by the constant region of the IGHG1 gene. This Gm distribution has been found in other individuals with the same haplotype from African populations [Van Loghem, E. et al., Vox Sanguinis, 43, 301-309 (1982)].
  17. (17) Although the serological typing has not be done, the sequence encodes the Ser 212 (TCC) which corresponds to the A2m(2) allotype[14]. The EcoRI site which allows A2m(2) allotype determination by restriction fragment length polymorphism[14] is present.
  18. (18) The number of IGHG3 hinge exons is:
    • four exons in the most frequent alleles (IGHG3*01[17] and IGHG3*02[10])
    • three exons in allele IGHG3*03[18]
    • two exons in allele IGHG3*04[29]
  19. (19) Not submitted but comment in J00222.
  20. (20) J00228 corresponds to [5] (and not to [10], as indicated in the J00228 flat files. The correction has been asked to EMBL in December 1999).
  21. (21) Note that Ala 126 (225) (GCA) in Kabat Entry number 013486 is probably a typing error. The corresponding codon in the IMGT IGHG1 allele alignment is Val 98 (GTT), which is the last codon of the CH1 exon (and not the first codon of the hinge as shown in Kabat 013486). The IGHG1 Chimpanzee CH1 3' end is therefore identical to the human one, and Figure 3 and Discussion in Ehrlich P.H. et al., Molecular Immunology, 28, 319-322 (1991) should be revised accordingly. Comments added by M.-P. Lefranc on the 16/12/1999, following a question asked by M. Cerutti (France).
  22. (22) Z49802 previously described as a IGHG2*03 allele due to a289>g, g291>a, T97>A in CH3 is now considered as a IGHG2*01 allele, following the EMBL update of 20 september 1999 (a289, g291, T97).
  23. (23) The IGHG3 exon genomic organization of this allele is similar to that of the IGHG3*01 allele. The sequence encompasses CH1, H1, H2, H3 H4, CH2 and CH3 exons. The M1 and M2 exons were not sequenced.
  24. (24) The IGHG3 exon genomic organization of this allele is similar to that of the IGHG3*03 allele. The sequence encompasses CH1, H1, H3 H4, CH2 and CH3 exons. The M1 and M2 exons were not sequenced.
  25. (25) The CH2 Met 45.1 (ATG) has been shown to correlate with IGHG2 gene encoding the G2m(23) allotype [27]. In this paper the CH1 was not sequenced. More recently CH1 Thr 92 (ACC) has also shown to correlate with IGHG2 gene encoding the G2m(23) allotype [35].
  26. (26) Although the serological typing has not been done, the sequence encodes the CH2 Val 45.1 (GTG) which correlates with the absence of the G2m(23) [39].
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