title: Studies on the human T cell receptor alpha/beta variable region genes. I. Identification of 7 additional V alpha subfamilies and 14 J alpha gene segments.
abstract: The anchored-polymerase chain reaction has been used to study further the diversity of the human T cell receptor alpha chain. The analysis of 308 cDNA transcripts from human peripheral lymphocytes hybridizing with a C alpha probe led to the identification of a series of additional V alpha and J alpha gene segments. The sequences of seven V alpha gene segments which individually define a novel V alpha subfamily (termed V alpha w23 to V alpha w29) are reported. The sequences of some previously described V alpha 1, V alpha 2, V alpha 5, V alpha 7 and V alpha 22 gene segments are also extended. In addition, we report 14 novel J alpha gene segment sequences. Taken together, these data indicate that the contribution of the alpha chain combinatorial diversity to the human T cell receptor alpha/beta variability has not yet been fully appreciated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hémato-Immunologie, INSERM U333, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roman-Roman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferradini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azocar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genevée
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hercend
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Triebel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
chemical_list: D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D004247:DNA