Allelic exclusion of a T cell receptor-beta minilocus
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Allelic exclusion of a T cell receptor-beta minilocus
Abstract
A TCR-beta minilocus in germline configuration (beta M) has previously been shown to undergo rearrangement and expression in transgenic mice. To study allelic exclusion of TCR miniloci, several beta M transgenic mouse lines were generated and crossed with mice transgenic for a functionally rearranged TCR V beta 2 gene (beta R). PCR analysis of beta M beta R double transgenic mice revealed almost complete suppression of endogenous TCR V beta gene rearrangements, but blockage of minilocus V beta rearrangements was achieved with only one of five minilocus transgenic lines. This result cannot be explained by copy number or arrangement of the multiple miniloci integrated. It appears that the minilocus is not autonomously regulated which suggests that sequences flanking the integration sites influence accessibility of the minilocus for rearrangement and allelic exclusion. However, although productively rearranged genes were formed in double transgenic mice, surface expression of minilocus-encoded beta chains was not detected. This indicates that allelic exclusion may operate at a level after gene rearrangement.
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