High-Throughput Analysis of the T Cell Receptor Beta Chain Repertoire in PBMCs from Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with HBeAg Seroconversion.
T lymphocytes are the most important immune cells that affect both the development and treatment of hepatitis B. We used high-throughput sequencing to determine the diversity in the V and J regions of the TCRβchain in 4 chronic hepatitis B patients before and after HBeAg seroconversion. Here, we demonstrate that the 4 patients expressed Vβ12-4 at the highest frequencies of 10.6%, 9.2%, 17.5%, and 7.5%, and Vβ28 was the second most common, with frequencies of 7.8%, 6.7%, 5.3%, and 10.9%, respectively. No significant changes were observed following seroconversion. With regard to the Jβgene, Jβ2-1 was the most commonly expressed in the 4 patients at frequencies of 5.8%, 6.5%, 11.3%, and 7.3%, respectively. Analysis of the V-J region genes revealed several differences, including significant increases in the expression levels of V7-2-01-J2-1, V12-4-J1-1, and V28-1-J1-5 and a decrease in that of V19-01-J2-3. These results illustrate the presence of biased TCRVβand Jβgene expression in the chronic hepatitis B patients. TRBVβ12-4, Vβ28, Jβ2-1, V7-2-01-J2-1, V12-4-J1-1, and V28-1-J1-5 may be associated with the development and treatment of CHB.
Hepatology and Cancer Biotherapy Ward, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yachao
0000-0003-4237-6404
Y
Qu
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Yong
Y
Huang
Network Information Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Di
D
Liu
Hepatology and Cancer Biotherapy Ward, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yinuo
Y
Huang
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Zhiyi
Z
Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Zhiqiang
0000-0002-7491-5073
Z
Mi
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Xiaoping
0000-0001-7466-5054
X
An
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
Yigang
0000-0002-8503-8045
Y
Tong
Hepatology and Cancer Biotherapy Ward, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jun
0000-0002-1269-9678
J
Lu