title: A new variable region in mouse immunoglobulin lambda light chains.
abstract: A series of lambda+ murine hybridomas were derived from a BALB/c mouse after a single injection of anti-lambda 2 antibodies coupled to LPS. Nine lambda B cell clones (five lambda 2 and four lambda 3) were expected and seven reacted with antibodies specific for the C lambda 2 constant region but showed a particular isoelectric spectrum. Their RNA products did not hybridize with the V lambda probe. The partial DNA sequence of gene segments coding the unexpected light chain of one hybridoma shows that the V gene segment has only 55% homology with the V lambda 2 gene segment sequence and that J lambda 2 and probably C lambda 2 gene segments are used. Taken together, these results demonstrate the existence of a new lambda light chain.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA