Expression and sequences of T cell receptor beta-chain variable genes in the enlarged lymph nodes of C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice.
An autosomal recessive gene, lpr, is responsible for lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity of lpr-mice, in which background genes are also known to influence the development of autoimmune disease. To define the differences in abnormally proliferating T cells between C57BL/6-lpr/lpr and MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice, and to try and understand the influence of background in the differing expression of autoimmune disease in both strains, we analysed the sequences of T cell antigen receptor V beta genes expressed in the cells from the enlarged lymph nodes of C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice. Eleven beta cDNAs out of the 38 C beta-specific cDNAs contained sequences with open reading frames from the beginning of the variable region to the expected termination codons at the end of the constant regions. Notably, 36% of the functional beta-chain mRNAs expressed V beta 8.3 genes, whereas V beta 8.1 and V beta 8.2 genes were not found. These results are consistent with a relatively lower frequency of the V beta 8.1 or V beta 8.2 expressing cells in the hypertrophic lymph nodes of C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice, detected by KJ16-133 monoclonal antibody. Interestingly, other V beta genes expressed in these mice were completely distinct from those in MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice as described by Singer et al. (1986). The different distribution of V beta genes expressed in C57BL/6-lpr/lpr from that in MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice might be related to the differences in the genetic background and the expression of lpr gene-associated autoimmunity.
Ohga
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Department of Immunology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshikai
Y
Y
Kishihara
K
K
Matsuzaki
G
G
Asano
T
T
Nomoto
K
K
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015333:Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta