IMGT Repertoire (IG and TR)

Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) IGK locus on chromosome 2A

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) IGK locus is on chromosome 2A. The orientation of the locus is forward (FWD).
The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) IGK locus spans 791 kilobases (kb), from 10 kb upstream the most 5' gene in the locus, IGKV1-69-1 (F), to 10 kb upstream of the most 3' gene in the locus, IGKC (F). The Locus representation encompasses 920 kb.
The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) IGK locus consists of 79 genes : 73 IGKV genes belonging to 8 subgroups and 1 IGKV clan, 5 IGKJ genes belonging to 5 sets and 1 IGKC gene .
The IGKV genes span 765 kb, the IGKJ genes span 15 kb and the IGKC gene spans 11 kb.

PAX8 (5' borne) has been identified 271 kb upstream of IGKV1-69-1, the most 5' gene in the locus.
RPIA (3' borne) has been identified 132 kb downstream of IGKC, the most 3' gene in the locus.