1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Analysis of V(D)J recombination by RAGs expressed in mature B cells.
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10833003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
免疫の制御機構
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| Research Institution | OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
OHMORI Hitoshi Okayama University, Department of Biotechnology, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (70116440)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 1999
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| Keywords | germinal center / mature B cells / RAG genes / IL-7 receptor / transgenic mice / V(D)J recombination |
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| Research Abstract |
V(D)J combination of Ig genes established in premature B cells has been thought to be conserved throughout differentiation at mature stages. However, germinal center (GC) B cells have been shown to reexpress RAG-1 and RAG-2 proteins in immunized mice. Here, we present several lines of evidence indicating that RAG proteins thus induced are functional as the V(D)J recombinase. DNA excision product reflecting Vλ1-to -Jλ1 rearrangement was generated in parallel with the expression of RAG genes in mature mouse B cells that were activated in vitro with LPS and IL-4. Similar λ chain gene rearrangement was observed in the draining lymph node of immunized mice. Further, B cells that underwent λ gene rearrangement were shown by in situ PCR to be localized within GCs. Thus, secondary rearrangement of Ig genes (receptor editing) can occur in mature B cells.
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