Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination
Livak F, Burtrum D, Rowen L, Schatz D, Petrie H. Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 1191-1196. PMID: 11034609, PMCID: PMC2195867, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.8.1191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesFlanking recombination signal sequencesGene segment usageUseful gene productsLymphocyte antigen receptorsSegment usageSignal sequenceSomatic cellsCombinatorial joiningGene productsSomatic recombinationRecombinase activityGenetic modulationGene segmentsBeta gene segment usageMature T lymphocytesD betaSynaptic complexGermline genesTotal repertoireNaive repertoireAntigen receptorRecombinationRepertoireBiased representation