title: Oligonucleotide primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification of human immunoglobulin variable genes and design of family-specific oligonucleotide probes.
abstract: In recent work, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used to amplify rearranged mouse and human immunoglobulin heavy and kappa light chain variable (V) genes. Here we have optimized the design of the PCR primers for human V genes and used them to amplify cDNA from human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Cloning and sequencing revealed a diverse repertoire of V genes, and the presence of members of each human V gene family. After alignment of the sequences, we identified a region conserved within V gene families, but differing between families, and used this to design family-specific oligonucleotide probes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Clinical School, Cambridge.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tristem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karpas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D004247:DNA