| Literature DB >> 2412120 |
R K Barth, B S Kim, N C Lan, T Hunkapiller, N Sobieck, A Winoto, H Gershenfeld, C Okada, D Hansburg, I L Weissman.
Abstract
Only 10 different V beta gene segments were found when the sequences of 15 variable (V beta) genes of the mouse T-cell receptor were examined. From this analysis we calculate that the total number of expressed V beta gene segments may be 21 or fewer, which makes the expressed germline V beta repertoire much smaller than that of immunoglobulin heavy-chain or light-chain genes. We suggest that beta-chain somatic diversification is concentrated at the V beta-D beta-J beta junctions.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2412120 DOI: 10.1038/316517a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962