Expression of members of the immunoglobulin VH3 gene families is not restricted at the level of individual genes in human chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Previous studies on the repertoire of Ig VH genes utilized in the malignant cells of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have suggested a non-random expression pattern. In particular, individual genes from the VH1, VH5, and VH6 gene families have been frequently found in CLL. With regard to other VH gene families, including the large VH3 family which is expressed in greater than 50% of CLL cases, it is unknown whether CLL cells utilize either a broad or a restricted repertoire of VH genes. In the present paper, we analyzed the VH genes expressed in a collection of 11 CLL cases. The results of these experiments demonstrate that there is no apparent restriction in the usage of individual members of the VH3 gene families in CLL.
Ebeling
S B
SB
Department of Immunology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Schutte
M E
ME
Akkermans-Koolhaas
K E
KE
Bloem
A C
AC
Gmelig-Meyling
F H
FH
Logtenberg
T
T
D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm