The joining of germ-line V alpha to J alpha genes replaces the preexisting V alpha-J alpha complexes in a T cell receptor alpha, beta positive T cell line
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The joining of germ-line V alpha to J alpha genes replaces the preexisting V alpha-J alpha complexes in a T cell receptor alpha, beta positive T cell line
Abstract
To determine whether T cell receptor genes follow the same principle of allelic exclusion as B lymphocytes, we have analyzed the rearrangements and expression of TCR alpha and beta genes in the progeny of the CD3+, CD4-/CD8- M14T line. Here, we show that this line can undergo secondary rearrangements that replace the pre-existing V alpha-J alpha rearrangements by joining an upstream V alpha gene to a downstream J alpha segment. Both the productively and nonproductively rearranged alleles in the M14T line can undergo secondary rearrangements while its TCR beta genes are stable. These secondary recombinations are usually productive, and new forms of TCR alpha polypeptides are expressed in these cells in association with the original C beta chain. Developmental control of this V alpha-J alpha replacement phenomenon could play a pivotal role in the thymic selection of the T cell repertoire.
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