title: V-region and class specific RT-PCR amplification of human immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes from B-cell lines.
abstract: We have designed and tested primers that amplify complete human kappa and lambda light chain genes, and human Fd fragments from gamma, mu and alpha heavy chain genes. These primers were tested for efficiency and specificity on monoclonal sources of human immunoglobulin RNA, obtained from human B-cell lines of known immunoglobulin gene expression. Analysis of the sequences derived from these B-cells confirms the specificity of the PCR primers and the extent of somatic mutation seen in different B-cell malignancies supports existing concepts for differing aetiologies in the tumours concerned.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Reitz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region