Skip to main content
  • Published:

Haptoglobin Polymorphism in Pigs

Haptoglobinpolymorphie beim Schwein

Haptoglobinpolymorfi hos svin

Summary

In a starch gel electrophoretic study of sera from pigs of the Danish Landrace protein polymorphism involving four haptoglobins designated Hp 0, Hp 1, Hp 2 and Hp 3 was observed. Each component either occurred singly or together with only one of the three other components.

Each individual pig investigated exhibited one of ten serum phenotypes with respect to Hp 0, Hp 1, Hp 2 and Hp 3.

Studies within families supported the hypothesis that the polymorphism was genetically controlled and determined by four alleles, Hp0, Hp1, Hp2 and Hp3, with codominance. The phenotypes and the corresponding genotypes are shown in figure 1.

Zusammenfassung

Das stärkeelektrophoretische Studium von Seren von Schweinen der dänischen Landrasse ergab Proteinpolymorphie in bezug auf 4 Haptoglobinkomponenten: Hp 0, Hp 1, Hp 2 und Hp 3. Jede Komponente kam entweder allein oder zusammen mit nur einer der anderen drei Komponenten vor.

Auf Grund des Vorkommens der 4 Haptoglobine in Seren wiesen sämtliche untersuchten Tiere einen von 10 Serumphänotypen auf.

Familienuntersuchungen stützten die Hypothese, dass die Polymorphie genetisch bedingt war und unter der Kontrolle von 4 Allelen, Hp0, Hp1, Hp2 und Hp3, ohne Dominanz, stand. Die zehn Phänotypen und die entsprechenden Genotypen sind in Figur 1 dargestellt.

Resumé

Ved et stivelsegelelektroforetisk studium af sera fra svin af Dansk Landrace blev der påvist proteinpolymorfi med hensyn til 4 haptoglobinkomponenter: Hp 0, Hp 1, Hp 2 og Hp 3. Hver komponent forekom enten alene eller sammen med kun een af de andre tre komponenter.

På grundlag af forekomsten i sera af de 4 haptoglobiner udviste samtlige undersøgte dyr een af 10 serumfænotyper.

Familieundersøgelser støttede hypotesen om, at polymorfien var genetisk bestemt og under kontrol af 4 alleler, Hp0, Hp1, Hp2 og Hp3, uden dominans. De ti fænotyper og de tilsvarende genotyper er vist på fig. 1.

References

  • Brummerstedt-Hansen, E., M. Hesselholt, B. Larsen, J. Moustgaard, L Møller, P. Bräuner Nielsen & B. Palludan: The 8th Animal Blood Group Conference in Europe, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1962.

  • Brummerstedt-Hansen, E. & M. Hesselholt: Haptoglobinvariationer i sera fra svin af Dansk Landrace. Den kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskoles Institut for Sterilitetsforskning, Aarsberetning, 1962, 211–219.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brummerstedt-Hansen, E. & J. Hirschfeld: Grouped Variations in Pig Sera demonstrated by an Immunoelectrophoretic Technique. Acta vet. scand., 1961, 2, 317–322.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jayle, M. F. & P. Gillard: Précipitation saline d’une proteine définie dans un mélange héterogene. Bull. Soc. Chim. Biol., 1947, 29, 149–157.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kristjansson, F. K.: Genetic Control of Three Haptoglobins in Pigs. Genetics, 1961, 46, 907–910.

    CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Kristjansson, F. K.: The 8th Animal Blood Group Conference in Europe, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 1962.

  • Polonovski, M. & M. F. Jayle: Sur la préparation d’une nouvelle fraction des proteines plasmatiques, I’haptoglobine, C. R. Acad. Sci., 1940, 211, 517–519.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Poulik, M. D.: Starch Gel Electrophoresis in a Discontinuous System of Buffers. Nature 1957, 180, 1477–1479.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smithies, O.: Zone Electrophoresis in Starch Gels, Group Variations in the Serum Proteins of Normal Human Adults. Biochem. J. 1955 a, 61, 629–641.

  • Smithies, O.: Grouped Variations in the Occurrence of New Protein Components in Normal Human Serum. Nature 1955 b, 175, 307–308.

  • Smithies, O.: Zone Electrophoresis in Starch Gels and its Application to Studies of Serum Proteins. Adv. in Prot. Chem., 1959, 14, 65–113.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smithies, O. & N. F. Walker: Genetic Control of some Serum Proteins in Normal Humans. Nature 1955, 176, 1265–1266.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Smithies, O. & N. F. Walker: Notation for Serum Protein Groups and the Genes Controlling their Inheritance. Nature 1956, 178, 694–695.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hesselholt, M. Haptoglobin Polymorphism in Pigs. Acta Vet Scand 4, 238–246 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547186

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547186