MICB Allele Genotyping on Microarrays by Improving the Specificity of Extension Primers

PLoS One. 2015 Nov 16;10(11):e0142467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142467. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I chain-related gene B (MICB) encodes a ligand for activating NKG2D that expressed in natural killer cells, γδ T cells, and αβ CD8+ T cells, which is associated with autoimmune diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases. Here, we have established a system for genotyping MICB alleles using allele-specific primer extension (ASPE) on microarrays. Thirty-six high quality, allele-specific extension primers were evaluated using strict and reliable cut-off values using mean fluorescence intensity (MFI), whereby an MFI >30,000 represented a positive signal and an MFI <10,000 represented a negative signal. Eight allele-specific extension primers were found to be false positives, five of which were improved by adjusting their length, and three of which were optimized by refractory modification. The MICB alleles (*002:01, *003, *005:02/*010, *005:03, *008, *009N, *018, and *024) present in the quality control panel could be exactly defined by 22 allele-specific extension primers. MICB genotypes that were identified by ASPE on microarrays were in full concordance with those identified by PCR-sequence-based typing. In conclusion, we have developed a method for genotyping MICB alleles using ASPE on microarrays; which can be applicable for large-scale single nucleotide polymorphism typing studies of population and disease associations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Asian People
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • Exons
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genotyping Techniques / methods*
  • Haplotypes
  • Healthy Volunteers
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Quality Control
  • Republic of Korea
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Ligands
  • MICB antigen

Grants and funding

This study was supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry for Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI14C3417).