title: Analysis of T-cell receptor alpha/beta variability in lymphocytes infiltrating a melanoma metastasis.
abstract: Multiple experimental and clinical studies have suggested that the immune system may, to some extent, control the development of melanomas. The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could reflect an in situ immune reaction directed to the malignant cells. The characterization of T-cell receptor (TCR) expressed by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes is one way to precisely analyze these local T-cell responses. In this study, we have assessed the TCR alpha/beta variability in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from a subcutaneous metastasis of a melanoma patient. Using the anchored-polymerase chain reaction 268 TCR alpha and 266 TCR beta chain transcripts have been cloned and sequenced. Their analysis shows that the T-cell infiltrate is extremely diverse, with no preferential TCR gene segment usage.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM U333, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferradini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roman-Roman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azocar
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Avril
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Triebel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hercend
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D015332:Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D015333:Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D006801:Humans; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / Q000276:immunology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000235:genetics*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta