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Rearrangement of Variable Region T Cell Receptor y Genes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Vy Gene Usage Differs in Mature and Immature T Cells
Hara, Junichi Benedict, Stephen H. Yumura, Keiko Ha-Kawa, Kyungsae Gelfand, Erwin W.
Hara, Junichi
Benedict, Stephen H.
Yumura, Keiko
Ha-Kawa, Kyungsae
Gelfand, Erwin W.
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Using probes recognizing variable regions (V gamma) and joining regions (J gamma) of the T cell receptor (TCR) gamma gene, we have analyzed the usage of V gamma genes in 24 patients with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 36 patients with B-precursor ALL. In CD3- T-ALL derived from immature T cells, V gamma genes more proximal to J gamma were frequently rearranged; V gamma 8, V gamma 9, V gamma 10, and V gamma 11 were used in 19 of 24 rearrangements. In contrast, CD3+ T-ALL derived from a more mature stage of T cell ontogeny, showed a high frequency of rearrangements involving V gamma genes distal to J gamma; V gamma 2, V gamma 3, V gamma 4, and V gamma 5 were used in 17 of 25 rearrangements. In B-precursor ALL, no notable bias of V gamma gene usage was observed. This probably reflects the possibility that TCR genes may not rearrange according to a T cell hierarchy when under control of a B cell gene program. Furthermore, deletions of those V gamma genes located 3' to rearranged V gamma genes were observed in all patients analyzed. This supports the theory that loop deletion is a major mechanism for TCR-gamma gene rearrangement.
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1989-04-01
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The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Hara et al. "Rearrangement of Variable Region T Cell Receptor y Genes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Vy Gene Usage Differs in Mature and Immature T Cells." J Clin Invest. 1989;83(4):1277-1283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI114012