title: An unbiased analysis of V(H)-D-J(H) sequences from B-1a, B-1b, and conventional B cells.
abstract: Previous studies conclude that the repertoire of B-1a (CD5+ B) cells is highly restricted. Studies here, which use FACS sorting and single-cell PCR methodology to develop an unbiased representation of the IgH repertoires of B-1a, B-1b, and conventional B cells from the peritoneal cavity, demonstrate that the B-1a cell repertoire is more diverse than previously thought. Furthermore, adult B-1a cells have significantly fewer noncoded nucleotide (N) insertions than conventional B cells. However, B-1a cells are not defined by the absence of these regions, since such insertions are present in two-thirds of B-1a cell transcripts. All three B cell populations use a wide spectrum of V(H), D, and J(H) elements and display considerable diversity in complementarity-determining region 3 (CDR3). However, characteristic differences in the repertoires of all three B cell populations also exist, suggesting different selective and/or developmental forces act to shape each repertoire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305, USA. aaron@amcell.com
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Herzenberg
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hillson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000916:Antibody Diversity; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D002469:Cell Separation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015322:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger