1996
Transient restoration of gene rearrangement at multiple T cell receptor loci in gamma-irradiated scid mice.
Livák F, Welsh SC, Guidos CJ, Crispe IN, Danska JS, Schatz DG. Transient restoration of gene rearrangement at multiple T cell receptor loci in gamma-irradiated scid mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 184: 419-428. PMID: 8760795, PMCID: PMC2192694, DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceFemaleGamma RaysGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorMaleMiceMice, Inbred AKRMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombination, GeneticRestriction MappingThymus GlandT-Cell Receptor α Locus V(D)J Recombination By-Products Are Abundant in Thymocytes and Mature T Cells
Livak F, Schatz D. T-Cell Receptor α Locus V(D)J Recombination By-Products Are Abundant in Thymocytes and Mature T Cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1996, 16: 609-618. PMID: 8552089, PMCID: PMC231040, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.2.609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDNA DamageGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorImmune SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Probe TechniquesMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaRecombination, GeneticThymus GlandT-LymphocytesConceptsRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceDNA moleculesAlpha locusTCR alpha/delta locusAlpha/delta locusBroken DNA moleculesReciprocal productsJ alpha locusTermination of expressionT-cell receptor α locusC delta regionTCR alpha locusSouthern blot analysisT cell developmentGenome integrityDNA existΑ locusQuantitative Southern blot analysisT-cell receptor genesCoding regionsDevelopmental transitionsLymphoid developmentDelta locusRAG-2
1993
Multiple rearrangements in T cell receptor alpha chain genes maximize the production of useful thymocytes.
Petrie HT, Livak F, Schatz DG, Strasser A, Crispe IN, Shortman K. Multiple rearrangements in T cell receptor alpha chain genes maximize the production of useful thymocytes. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1993, 178: 615-622. PMID: 8393478, PMCID: PMC2191132, DOI: 10.1084/jem.178.2.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha/beta heterodimerMultiple rearrangementsTCR alpha/beta heterodimerBeta heterodimerBeta chainT-cell receptor alpha-chain geneChain geneTCR alpha geneTCR alphaSurface expressionReceptor alpha-chain geneTransgenic TCR beta chainTCR alpha locusAlpha chain geneT cell receptor alphaAlpha gene rearrangementsMajority of TCREndogenous TCR alpha chainsHeavy chain genePositive selectionSomatic rearrangementsAllelic exclusionAlpha geneAlpha locusTCR alpha chain