Comprehensive analysis and characterization of the TCR alpha chain sequences in the common marmoset.
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is useful as a nonhuman primate model of human diseases. Although the marmoset model has great potential for studying autoimmune diseases and immune responses against pathogens, little information is available regarding the genes involved in adaptive immunity. Here, we identified one TCR alpha constant (TRAC), 46 TRAJ (joining), and 35 TRAV (variable) segments from marmoset cDNA. Marmoset TRAC, TRAJ, and TRAV shared 80%, 68-100%, and 79-98% identity with their human counterparts at the amino acid level, respectively. The amino acid sequences were less conserved in TRAC than in TCRbeta chain constant (TRBC). Comparative analysis of TRAV between marmosets and humans showed that the rates of synonymous substitutions per site (d(S)) were not significantly different between the framework regions (FRs) and complementarity determining regions (CDRs), whereas the rates of nonsynonymous substitutions per site (d(N)) were significantly lower in the FRs than in CDRs. Interestingly, the d(N) values of the CDRs were greater for TRBV than TRAV. These results suggested that after the divergence of Catarrhini from Platyrrhini, amino acid substitutions were decreased in the FRs by purifying selection and occurred more frequently in CDRbeta than in CDRalpha by positive selection, probably depending on structural and functional constraints. This study provides not only useful information facilitating the investigation of adaptive immunity using the marmoset model but also new insight into the molecular evolution of the TCR heterodimer in primate species.
Fujii
Yoshiki
Y
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-0815, Japan.
Matsutani
Takaji
T
Kitaura
Kazutaka
K
Suzuki
Satsuki
S
Itoh
Tsunetoshi
T
Takasaki
Tomohiko
T
Suzuki
Ryuji
R
Kurane
Ichiro
I
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002144:Callithrix / Q000276:immunology*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics
D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
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