Table 1– Nomenclature and characteristics of the congenic and control strains used for investigation
Strain nameAbbreviationCongenic regionH2 haplotype#
MbpcM
Congenic strains
  B10.A-H2h2/(2R)SgSnJ2R33.74–35.3418.20–19.06H2h2
  B10.A-H2h4/(4R)SgDvEgJ4R29.09–34.3816.30–18.64H2h4
  B10.A-H2i5 H2-T18a/(5R)SgSnJ5R34.45–36.3518.70–19.14H2i5
  C3.SW-H2b/SnJC3H-H2b33.74–43.8018.20–23.30H2bc
Control strains
  C57BL/10SnJB10H2b
  A/WySnJ+AH2a
  C3H/HeSnJ§HeSnJH2k
  • Mbp and cM were determined using the Mouse Genome Informatics website 12 and genotyped by S.S. Malhotra and E.L. Travis; data not shown. #: major histocompatibility complex (MHC) H2 haplotypes according to MHC H2 Haplotype Appendix 2 13; : background strain for 2R, 4R and 5R mice; +: donor strain for 2R, 4R and 5R mice; §: background strain for C3H-H2b mice.