title: A comparative study on T cell receptor V beta gene usages: spleen cells from the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse and its non-diabetic sister strain, the ILI mouse, and infiltrating T cells into pancreata of NOD mice.
abstract: We analyzed the usage of T cell receptor (TCR) V beta genes of spleen cells of NOD mice in comparison with those of its non-diabetic sister strain ILI mice which show no insulitis and (ILI x NOD)F1 mice. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method revealed that PCR V beta repertoires of these mice are indistinguishable. This is consistent with our previous observation that ILI mice share the same H-2 class II genes with NOD mice. PCR method also revealed that the V beta transcript of infiltrating T cells into pancreas of NOD mice was not restricted but was rather diverse. The role of TCR repertoire in the development of insulitis was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaidoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D015333:Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000235:genetics*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D006183:H-2 Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C024138:I-E-antigen; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta