Human T-cell-receptor delta chain: genomic organization, diversity, and expression in populations of cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Loh, E Y

RESUMO

The locus of the delta chain of the human T-cell receptor has been isolated and examined. Three D (diversity) regions and two J (joining) regions are present on the 5' side of the C (constant) region. The closest V (variable) region to the constant region is V delta 2, which in the germ line is found on the 3' side of the constant region in an inverted direction. The genomic structure of the human locus closely parallels its mouse counterpart. Several cDNA sequences and a series of rearranged genomic sequences are compared which demonstrate an enormous potential diversity in the junctional region, between the variable region and the joining region. We find the predominant utilization of the PEER variable region in thymic polyclonal gamma delta cell lines and in some peripheral blood gamma delta cell lines. Thus, the delta chain may have relatively limited variable-region diversity but a large junctional-region diversity. The implications of this observation are discussed.

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