Table 3.
Identification of minisatellites in the first intron of the non-human KIR genes
| Gene | Minisatellite repeat motif | Number |
|---|---|---|
| ptKIRnewI | CTGGAGTGGAGATATGGGC | 30 (33) |
| ptKIRnewII | CCTGGAGTGGAGATATGCA | 43 |
| ptKIR2DL5 | AGATATGGGCCTGGAGTGG | 25 (23) |
| ptKIRnewIII | TGGAGATATGGGCCTGGAG | 49 |
| ptKIR3DP1 | TGGAGATATGGGCCTGGAG | 24 |
| ptKIR2DL4 | None | 0 (0) |
| ptKIR3DL1/2 | AGATCTGGGCCTGGAGTGG | 16 (42/28) |
| mmKIRnewI | CTGGAGTGGAGATATGGGC | 30 |
| mmKIR1D | CTGGAGTGGAGATATGGGC | 40 |
| mmKIR2DL4 | None | 0 (0) |
| mmKIR3DL10 | CTGGAGTGGAGATATGGGC | 72 |
| mmKIR3DL1 | CTGGAGTGGAGATATGGGC | 84 (42) |
The numbers of repeats in the equivalent human KIR genes are shown in parentheses. The minisatellites consist of multiple copies of an imperfect 19-bp repeat.