title: Detection of T cell receptor alpha chain locus rearrangements in human antigen-specific T lymphocyte clones using a DNA probe specific for chromosome region 14q11.
abstract: Human cloned antigen-specific T lymphocytes were used to characterize DNA rearrangements using a cDNA probe from the T cell receptor (TCR)-alpha chain gene. Rearranged patterns were detected in some T cell clones, confirming that normal mature T cells are rearranged in TCR-alpha locus. Similarly, rearranged DNA patterns were found in T cell clones from the same panel, using a DNA probe (clone K-40, [1]) isolated from chromosome 14 (14q11), where the TCR-alpha locus has been mapped. These results suggest that this genomic DNA clone is located within the TCR-alpha chain locus.
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D002999:Clone Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell