Kronenberg M, Davis M M, Early P W, Hood L E, Watson J D
J Exp Med. 1980 Dec 1;152(6):1745-61. doi: 10.1084/jem.152.6.1745.
We have analyzed four kinds of T cells for rearrangement and expression of immunoglobulin genes. These cells include: (a) whole thymus; (b) WEHI-22, a T-cell lymphoma; (c) HT-1, an major histocompatibility complex-restricted T helper line; and (d) CTLLi6, an H-2 alloreactive killer cell line. None of the B-cell joining and constant gene segments are rearranged in the T cells. The monoclonal cells do not express any C kappa, C lambda, Cmu or C alpha RNA species. Small amounts of C kappa, C alpha, and Cmu sequences are present in RNA prepared from the thymus, although the significance of this RNA for T-cell antigen receptor synthesis is uncertain. The data support the hypothesis that expression of B-cell joining and C gene segments is unnecessary for T-cell helper and T-cell killer activity.
我们分析了四种T细胞中免疫球蛋白基因的重排和表达情况。这些细胞包括:(a)整个胸腺;(b)WEHI-22,一种T细胞淋巴瘤;(c)HT-1,一种主要组织相容性复合体限制的T辅助细胞系;以及(d)CTLLi6,一种H-2同种异体反应性杀伤细胞系。在T细胞中,没有B细胞连接区和恒定基因片段发生重排。这些单克隆细胞不表达任何Cκ、Cλ、Cμ或CαRNA种类。从胸腺制备的RNA中存在少量的Cκ、Cα和Cμ序列,尽管这种RNA对T细胞抗原受体合成的意义尚不确定。这些数据支持这样一种假说,即T细胞辅助活性和T细胞杀伤活性不需要B细胞连接区和C基因片段的表达。