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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II DR subregion of the chimpanzee was studied by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. Genomic DNA obtained from a panel of 94 chimpanzees was digested with the restriction enzyme Taq I and hybridized with an HLA-DR beta probe specific for the 3' untranslated (UT) region. Such a screening revealed the existence of 14 distinct DRB/Taq I gene-associated fragments allowing the definition of 11 haplotypes. Segregation studies proved that the number of chimpanzee class II DRB/Taq I fragments is not constant and varies from three to six depending on the haplotype. Comparison of these data with a human reference panel manifested that some MHC DRB/Taq I fragments are shared by man and chimpanzee. Moreover, the number of HLA-DRB/Taq I gene-associated fragments detected in a panel of homozygous typing cells varies from one to three and corresponds with the number of HLA-DRB genes present for most haplotypes. However, a discrepancy is observed for the HLA-DR4, -DR7, and -DR9 haplotypes since a fourth HLA-DRB pseudogene present within these haplotypes lacks its 3' UT region and thus is not detected with the probe used. These results suggest that chimpanzees have a higher maximum number of DRB genes per haplotype than man. As a consequence, some chimpanzee haplotypes must show a dissimilar organization of the MHC DR subregion compared to their human equivalents. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of the trans-species theory of MHC polymorphism.
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