Abstract
The functionally defined sets of T lymphocytes--helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, and suppressor T cells--were examined for the possible involvement of a recently identified T-cell receptor beta gene locus in receptor formation. Since gene rearrangements are required for functional gene expression, cloned T-cell lines from each of the groups were surveyed for the expression of unique gene rearrangements. In addition, cell lines that showed gene rearrangements were further tested for the expression of the mature 1.2- to 1.3-kilobase mRNA transcribed from a productive gene rearrangement. The results of such experiments show that helper and cytotoxic T cells may use a common beta chain of the receptor, whereas suppressor cells do so rarely, if at all.
Bibliography
Hedrick, S. M., Germain, R. N., Bevan, M. J., Dorf, M., Engel, I., Fink, P., Gascoigne, N., Heber-Katz, E., Kapp, J., & Kaufmann, Y. (1985). Rearrangement and transcription of a T-cell receptor beta-chain gene in different T-cell subsets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 82(2), 531â535.
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Created | 19 years, 3 months ago (May 31, 2006, 5:47 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 12:18 p.m.) |
Indexed | 4 months, 3 weeks ago (April 11, 2025, 7:26 a.m.) |
Issued | 40 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1985) |
Published | 40 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1985) |
Published Online | 40 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1985) |
Published Print | 40 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1985) |
@article{Hedrick_1985, title={Rearrangement and transcription of a T-cell receptor beta-chain gene in different T-cell subsets.}, volume={82}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.82.2.531}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.82.2.531}, number={2}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Hedrick, S M and Germain, R N and Bevan, M J and Dorf, M and Engel, I and Fink, P and Gascoigne, N and Heber-Katz, E and Kapp, J and Kaufmann, Y}, year={1985}, month=jan, pages={531–535} }