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Henderson TJ, Rudikoff S. Characterization of a V kappa family in Mus musculus castaneus: expansion at the subset level. Immunogenetics 1993; 37:415-25. [PMID: 8436416 DOI: 10.1007/bf00222465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We have examined the same kappa chain variable (V kappa) region family in several mouse species in order to observe short-term, incremental change at immunoglobulin (Ig) multigene loci. In the present study, the Igk-V24 family has been characterized in a Mus m. castaneus colony derived from individuals originating in Thailand and compared to the same family in Mus m. domesticus (BALB/c) and Mus pahari, representing about 1-2 and about 5-9 million years of evolution, respectively. Southern hybridization of genomic DNA with a probe encoding the prototype Igk-V24 coding region reveals restriction fragment patterns indicative of two distinct M. m. castaneus haplotypes. These haplotypes appear to result from an unequal recombination between similar gene arrays, as their restriction patterns are unique but contain many common fragments. The complexity of these patterns indicates a marked expansion in the Igk-V24 family of M. m. castaneus relative to BALB/c and M. pahari. Additional analyses using probes specific for individual subsets demonstrate that the expansion is not general throughout the entire family, but is restricted to particular subsets and therefore to relatively short chromosomal segments. One subset alone accounts for most of the expansion and comprises over 40% of the entire M. m. castaneus family. The wide range of Igk-V24 family complexity seen among M. m. castaneus, M. m. domesticus, and M. pahari, as well as among the different M. m. castaneus family subsets, suggests a model of random evolution in V kappa family copy number rather than one which is selective.
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- T J Henderson
- Laboratory of Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD 20892
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Kofler R, Geley S, Kofler H, Helmberg A. Mouse variable-region gene families: complexity, polymorphism and use in non-autoimmune responses. Immunol Rev 1992; 128:5-21. [PMID: 1427923 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.1992.tb00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- R Kofler
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Innsbruck Medical School, Austria
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- R W Elliott
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263
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Bahary N, Zorich G, Pachter JE, Leibel RL, Friedman JM. Molecular genetic linkage maps of mouse chromosomes 4 and 6. Genomics 1991; 11:33-47. [PMID: 1684952 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(91)90099-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have generated a moderate resolution genetic map of mouse chromosomes 4 and 6 utilizing a (C57BL/6J x Mus spretus) F1 x Mus spretus backcross with RFLPs for 31 probes. The map for chromosome 4 covers 77 cM and details a large region of homology to human chromosome 1p. The map establishes the breakpoints in the mouse 4-human 1p region of homology to a 2-cM interval between Ifa and Jun in mouse and to the interval between JUN and ACADM in human. The map for mouse chromosome 6 spans a 65-cM region and contains a large region of homology to human 7q. These maps also provide chromosomal assignment and order for a number of previously unmapped probes. The maps should allow the rapid regional assignment of new markers to mouse chromosomes 4 and 6. In addition, knowledge of the gene order in mouse may prove useful in determining the gene order of the homologous regions in human.
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- N Bahary
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021
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The endogenous Mtv-8 provirus previously has been mapped within approximately 0.52 centimorgan from several V kappa markers on mouse chromosome 6. Using Southern blotting and DNA from a recombinant backcross mouse from the C57BL/6 (Mtv-8 positive) and C58 (Mtv-8 negative) strains, Mtv-8 was localized to the same side of the crossover point as immunoglobulin kappa (Ig kappa)-V24 but on the opposite side of the crossover from Ig kappa-V10 and Ig kappa-V21. Molecular cloning and characterization of cellular DNA adjacent to Mtv-8 revealed a functional V kappa 9 gene approximately 4.6 kb downstream and in the same transcriptional orientation as the provirus. These data suggest that Mtv-8 is within the centromere-proximal portion of the V kappa locus.
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- J N Yang
- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas, Austin 78712-1095
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- J H Nadeau
- Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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The mouse immunoglobulin kappa light-chain genes are located in early- and late-replicating regions of chromosome 6. Mol Cell Biol 1990. [PMID: 2115125 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.8.4314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The murine immunoglobulin kappa (kappa) light-chain multigene family includes the constant region (C kappa), joining-region genes, and approximately 30 kappa-variable (V kappa) region families. The entire region occupies an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 kilobases, and some V kappa families have been linked by recombinant inbred mapping. The C kappa gene and 14 V kappa families replicated differently among cell lines of lymphoid and nonlymphoid origin. In nonlymphoid cells, the C kappa gene replicated earlier than the V kappa families. A transition from replication during the second third of S phase for the C kappa gene to later replication during S for V kappa families was observed. The V kappa family (V kappa 21) that maps closest to the C kappa gene, replicated during the first half of the S phase; most of the other V kappa families replicated during the second half of S, and some replicated during the last quarter of the S phase. In lymphoid cells, the kappa locus replicated earlier in the pre-B than in the B-cell lines. In one pre-B-cell line, 22D6, the kappa genes examined replicated at the beginning of the S phase. In the B-cell lines, the EcoRI segment containing the transcribed gene replicated near the beginning of the S phase. Other V kappa families replicated within the first two-thirds of S phase. Some linked V kappa families replicated at similar times. In the B-cell lines, a transition from replication at the beginning of S for the transcribed C kappa and V kappa genes and surrounding DNA sequences to later replication for the other V kappa families was observed. However, in contrast to the non-lymphoid cell lines, the replication of this locus occurred predominantly during the first half of S. The kappa locus contains both early- and late-replicating genes, and early replication is usually associated with transcriptional activity. The results are discussed with respect to the organization of transcriptionally active chromatin domains.
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Hatton KS, Schildkraut CL. The mouse immunoglobulin kappa light-chain genes are located in early- and late-replicating regions of chromosome 6. Mol Cell Biol 1990; 10:4314-23. [PMID: 2115125 PMCID: PMC360978 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.8.4314-4323.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The murine immunoglobulin kappa (kappa) light-chain multigene family includes the constant region (C kappa), joining-region genes, and approximately 30 kappa-variable (V kappa) region families. The entire region occupies an estimated 1,000 to 3,000 kilobases, and some V kappa families have been linked by recombinant inbred mapping. The C kappa gene and 14 V kappa families replicated differently among cell lines of lymphoid and nonlymphoid origin. In nonlymphoid cells, the C kappa gene replicated earlier than the V kappa families. A transition from replication during the second third of S phase for the C kappa gene to later replication during S for V kappa families was observed. The V kappa family (V kappa 21) that maps closest to the C kappa gene, replicated during the first half of the S phase; most of the other V kappa families replicated during the second half of S, and some replicated during the last quarter of the S phase. In lymphoid cells, the kappa locus replicated earlier in the pre-B than in the B-cell lines. In one pre-B-cell line, 22D6, the kappa genes examined replicated at the beginning of the S phase. In the B-cell lines, the EcoRI segment containing the transcribed gene replicated near the beginning of the S phase. Other V kappa families replicated within the first two-thirds of S phase. Some linked V kappa families replicated at similar times. In the B-cell lines, a transition from replication at the beginning of S for the transcribed C kappa and V kappa genes and surrounding DNA sequences to later replication for the other V kappa families was observed. However, in contrast to the non-lymphoid cell lines, the replication of this locus occurred predominantly during the first half of S. The kappa locus contains both early- and late-replicating genes, and early replication is usually associated with transcriptional activity. The results are discussed with respect to the organization of transcriptionally active chromatin domains.
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- K S Hatton
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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Near RI, Haber E. Characterization of the heavy and light chain immunoglobulin variable region genes used in a set of anti-digoxin antibodies. Mol Immunol 1989; 26:371-82. [PMID: 2497340 DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(89)90126-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Five murine A/J hybridomas (the 35-20 group) produce anti-digoxin antibodies that have homologous heavy and light chain immunoglobulin variable regions (VH and VL), yet differ from each other in fine specificity and affinity for digoxin and related cardiac glycosides [Mudgett-Hunter et al. Molec. Immun. 22, 477-488 (1985)]. To determine the origin of the VH and VL genes used in this set of hybridomas, the rearranged VH and VL genes from one of the 35-20 group hybridomas, 40-140, were cloned. The expressed V region, the leader exon and the 5' transcription control regions were sequenced. VH40-140 is a member of the VH36-60 gene family and has greater than 90% homology with several members of that family. A VH40-140 hybridization probe detected two members of the VH36-60 gene family not previously described. The VL40-140 region, a member of the Vk9 subgroup, is nearly identical to the Vk region used by the myeloma T1. Southern analysis with several restriction endonucleases and hybridization probes indicated that the 35-20 group hybridomas each use the same heavy and light chain variable region gene segments in the assembly of their expressed antibody genes. Functional rearranged antibody genes were detected with JH and VH heavy chain probes and with Jk and Vk light chain probes. The availability of the clones of the one heavy and the one light chain variable region gene segment used by the 35-20 hybridoma group will facilitate the use of in vitro mutagenesis in studies of the structural basis of fine specificity in the digoxin antigen-antibody system.
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- R I Near
- Cellular and Molecular Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Kofler R, Duchosal MA, Dixon FJ. Complexity, polymorphism, and connectivity of mouse Vk gene families. Immunogenetics 1989; 29:65-74. [PMID: 2563357 DOI: 10.1007/bf00395853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To define the polymorphism and extent of the mouse immunoglobulin kappa (Igk) gene complex, we have analyzed restriction-enzyme digested genomic DNA from 33 inbred strains of mice with labeled DNA probes corresponding to 16 Vk protein groups (1 of them previously undescribed) and the Jk/Ck region (V, variable; J, joining; C, constant). These probes detected between 1 and 25 distinct restriction enzyme fragments (REF) that appeared in up to eight polymorphic patterns, thus defining eight mouse Igk haplotypes. The investigated portion of the Vk repertoire was estimated to encompass between 60 and 120 discernable Vk gene-containing REFs. In contrast to mouse VH gene families, several Vk gene families defined by these probes appeared to overlap. This observation has implications for Vk gene analyses by nucleic acid hybridization and raises the possibility that the Vk gene complex is a continuum of related sequences.
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- R Kofler
- Department of Immunology, Research Institut of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Affiliation(s)
- E Lai
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125
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Gibson DM, Bosma GC, Bosma MJ. Limited clonal diversity of serum immunoglobulin in leaky scid mice. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1989; 152:125-36. [PMID: 2509142 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-74974-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The advent of hybridoma and recombinant DNA technology about a decade ago has allowed a detailed analysis the structure, properties and molecular genetics of antibodies. These techniques, combined with studies of idiotypes and of Abelson-transformed and other cell lines, have resulted in major findings which are of particular importance to both the normal immune system and to autoimmunity. The rearrangement and expression of antibody genes in the normal immune system are discussed first, as a background for an appreciation of the significance of the molecular genetics of autoantibodies. We then turn to autoantibody genes, with an emphasis on anti-DNA antibodies and their role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus. A model for the genetics of lupus which includes a possible role for Ig genes is considered.
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- K J Barrett
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Brodeur PH, Osman GE, Mackle JJ, Lalor TM. The organization of the mouse Igh-V locus. Dispersion, interspersion, and the evolution of VH gene family clusters. J Exp Med 1988; 168:2261-78. [PMID: 3199068 PMCID: PMC2189169 DOI: 10.1084/jem.168.6.2261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We have constructed a panel of Abelson murine leukemia virus-transformed pre-B cells to study the organization of the mouse VH gene families. Based on the analyses of VH gene deletions on 51 chromosomes with VH gene rearrangements, we have inferred a map order of the Igh locus that holds for both the Igha and Ighb haplotypes. We show that members of each VH gene family are generally clustered, although three family clusters (VHS107, VH36-60, VGAM3.8) are dispersed in two or three subregions of the locus. Members of two VH gene families, VHQ52 and VH7183, are extensively interspersed and map within the same subregion. An examination of the distribution of VH group members (VH II, I, and III) within the locus suggests that two major duplications may, in part, explain the dispersed pattern of VH family clusters. The relationship of VH organization and functional expression is discussed in terms of position-dependent and complexity-driven models.
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- P H Brodeur
- Immunology Program, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
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Rueff-Juy D, Drapier AM, Cazenave PA. Mapping of Igk-V genes using backcrossed laboratory and wild mice. Immunogenetics 1988; 28:233-9. [PMID: 2843459 DOI: 10.1007/bf00345499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the mouse, the genes coding for the Ly-2 antigen, the beta chain of the T-cell receptor, and the immunoglobulin kappa light chain have been located on chromosome 6. Although a tentative order has been proposed for these genes, very few data have been reported concerning their genetic distance. To address this question, we have produced backcross mice between SJL and MAI (a wild-derived strain belonging to the Mus musculus), since these mice segregate for the Ly-2 and Igk-C proteins and for the Igk-V24, Igk-V21, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, and Igk-V4 genes. Twelve recombinants were obtained from 163 backcross mice studied. Two mice showed a recombination between the (Igk-V24, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, Igk-V4) and the (Ly-2, Igk-C, Igk-V21) groups, and ten mice displayed a recombination between the (Igk-V24, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, Igk-V4) group and the Tcrb-C loci. These data imply the following gene order: Tcrb-C .... (Igk-V24, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, Igk-V4) .... (Igk-V21, Igk-C, Ly-2). They indicate a distance of 6.1 cM between Tcrb-C and (Igk-V24, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, Igk-V4) and 1.2 cM between Igk-V24, Igk-V10, Igk-V8, Igk-V4 and the (Igk-V21, Igk-C, Ly-2) groups.
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- D Rueff-Juy
- Departement d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Hole NJ, Lamoyi E, Komatsu M, Harindranath N, Young-Cooper GO, Mage RG. Linked genetic markers of the rabbit kappa light chain are not linked to the Tcr beta chain genes. Immunogenetics 1988; 28:99-107. [PMID: 2899549 DOI: 10.1007/bf00346157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In order to investigate linkage, we used serum allotypes of the two rabbit C kappa isotypes and restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of the genes for V kappa, C kappa, and T-cell receptor C beta. The inheritance of these genetic markers was studied through backcross and F2 matings. Southern analysis and hybridization of genomic DNA with a C kappa probe detected a 5 kb Pst I fragment linked to expression of the K2bas1 allotype and the presence of the kappa 1bbas gene and a 6.6 kb Pst I fragment linked to the expression of the K1b9 allotype, the presence of the kappa 2bas2 gene and lack of expression of the K2bas1 allotype. A V kappa probe detected a 1.3 kb Eco RI fragment linked to the presence of the kappa 1bbas gene and expression of the K2bas1 allotype. In contrast, the 9 or 14 kb Eco RI RFLP (C beta a or C beta b) detected with a Tcr beta chain probe segregated independently from C kappa allotypes and RFLPs. It has previously been found that C kappa and C beta are also unlinked in man, whereas in the mouse they are linked at a distance of approximately 8 centimorgans.
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- N J Hole
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Seldin MF, D'Hoostelaere LA, Huppi K, Mock BA, Steinberg AD, Parnes JR, Morse HC. Mapping of the Ly-4 (L3T4) T-cell differentiation antigen on mouse chromosome 6 by the use of RFLPs in an interspecific cross. Immunogenetics 1988; 27:396-8. [PMID: 2895734 DOI: 10.1007/bf00395138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- M F Seldin
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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D'Hoostelaere L, Huppi K, Mock B, Mallett C, Gibson D, Hilgers J, Potter M. The organization of the immunoglobulin kappa locus in mice. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1988; 137:116-29. [PMID: 3138071 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-50059-6_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Schiff C, Corbet S, Fougereau M. The Ig germline gene repertoire: economy or wastage? IMMUNOLOGY TODAY 1988; 9:10-4. [PMID: 3256310 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(88)91348-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Seldin MF, Conroy J, Steinberg AD, D'Hoosteleare LA, Raveche ES. Clonal expansion of abnormal B cells in old NZB mice. J Exp Med 1987; 166:1585-90. [PMID: 3119760 PMCID: PMC2189640 DOI: 10.1084/jem.166.5.1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The spleens of old NZB mice have an abnormal population of B cells with extra chromosomes. These hyperdiploid B cells manifest increased proliferative capacity; they grow in (NZB X DBA/2)F1 spleens after intravenous injections. Molecular analysis of individual old NZB and F1 passaged spleens demonstrate that hyperdiploid cells represent a clonal or oligoclonal expansion of B cells. All spleens with at least 10% hyperdiploid cells demonstrated both heavy and kappa light chain immunoglobulin gene rearrangements by Southern blot hybridization. None of the hyperdiploid spleens from old NZB mice had lambda rearrangements and only one of five showed evidence of clonal rearrangement of the TCR-beta gene. One also had a VK10 clonal rearrangement. Elevated p53 oncogene protein was observed in NZB hyperdiploid spleen cells; however, no p53 or other oncogene rearrangements or amplifications were seen. Hyperdiploid cells were IgM-bright, IgD-dull, Ia+, dull B220, Thy-1-, and Ly-1-dull. Spleens with hyperdiploid B cells had increased percentages of Ly-1 B cells. The data suggest that hyperdiploid cells in old NZB mice represent clonal expansion of B cells and that they may represent an intermediate stage between autoimmunity and malignancy.
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- M F Seldin
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
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Yang JN, Boyd RT, Gottlieb PD, Dudley JP. The endogenous retrovirus Mtv-8 on mouse chromosome 6 maps near several kappa light chain markers. Immunogenetics 1987; 25:222-7. [PMID: 3032783 DOI: 10.1007/bf00404691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Endogenous retroviruses are known to affect expression of cellular genes in the vicinity of their integration sites. The endogenous mouse mammary tumor provirus (Mtv-8) previously has been reported to reside on mouse chromosome 6 near the immunoglobulin kappa chain locus. Using pairs of mouse strains on the BALB/c (Mtv-8 positive) and C58 (Mtv-8 negative) backgrounds which are congenic for chromosome 6 genetic markers, we have confirmed the chromosome assignment of this provirus. Moreover, we have analyzed the N1 progeny of a (B6 X C58) X C58 backcross to determine the segregation of the Mtv-8 provirus with respect to polymorphisms in the Igk-VSer and Igk-J loci. The results with congenic and backcross mice together with results of others suggest that Mtv-8 is located approximately 0.52 cM from several closely linked kappa markers on chromosome 6.
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A detailed analysis of the genes and proteins that participate in the murine immune response to PC has provided key insights at the structural level into the phenomenon of somatic mutation in B cells. Most anti-PC antibodies are encoded by 1 VH gene of the S107 subfamily, and 3 VK genes, VKT15 of the VK22 subfamily, VKM3 from the VK8 subfamily, and VK167 from the VK24 subfamily. No mutation was detected in these genes until the 2nd wk after immunization, indicating that mutation is under developmental control. The protein sequences of 73 heavy and light chains derived from the secondary response support the concept of developmental activation of mutation after antigen stimulation. No mutation was found in the IgM antibodies, whereas half of the IgG and IgA antibodies had mutation. Most of the mutated antibodies had higher affinity for antigen than their germline counterparts, which suggests that the major role of somatic mutation is to increase affinity rather than to create new specificities. Nucleotide sequencing established two hallmarks of mutation in immunoglobulin genes: mutations are targeted to a 1 kilobase region surrounding and including the rearranged variable gene, and they occur at an extraordinary frequency of 10(-2) nucleotide substitutions. Mutation is probably caused by DNA repair, and may occur during error-prone repair of nicked DNA around the variable gene or during mismatch repair of misaligned structural intermediates. The elucidation of this remarkable mechanism clearly requires studies of a more dynamic character. Two major questions that need to be answered are: what targets mutation to the variable gene, and what enzymes are involved?
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Chapter 3 Genes encoding the immunoglobulin variable regions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(08)60155-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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