TY - JOUR
T1 - cDNA clones encoding rabbit immunoglobulin lambda chains. Evidence for length variation of the third hypervariable region and for a novel constant region.
AU - Hayzer, D. J.
AU - Duvoisin, R. M.
AU - Jaton, J. C.
PY - 1987/8/1
Y1 - 1987/8/1
N2 - Five cDNA clones designated pDH2, pDH8, pDH9, pDH31 and pDH101 encoding rabbit immunoglobulin lambda light chain sequences have been characterized. Comparison of the V lambda sequences suggests that, in addition to an increased divergence in all of the complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), variable-region diversity is amplified by the length heterogeneity of the CDR3, at the V lambda-J lambda junction. An insertion of four codons at positions 48a-d has been noted in three cDNA sequences. This insert, not found in lambda nor kappa light chains of other species, has a variable sequence, suggesting its possible implication in expanding variability of the CDR2. One of the cDNA clones was shown to encode a novel C lambda region which differs by four amino acid substitutions from the C lambda region common to all the other clones. Thus, the rabbit can use two different C lambda genes, which might correlate with the expression of the two known allotypes of lambda chains, C7 and C21. Southern blotting experiments indicate a small number of germ-line V lambda genes and the cDNA nucleotide sequence data reported here suggest that several of these genes can be expressed. The possibility of at least two V-J-C gene clusters is discussed.
AB - Five cDNA clones designated pDH2, pDH8, pDH9, pDH31 and pDH101 encoding rabbit immunoglobulin lambda light chain sequences have been characterized. Comparison of the V lambda sequences suggests that, in addition to an increased divergence in all of the complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), variable-region diversity is amplified by the length heterogeneity of the CDR3, at the V lambda-J lambda junction. An insertion of four codons at positions 48a-d has been noted in three cDNA sequences. This insert, not found in lambda nor kappa light chains of other species, has a variable sequence, suggesting its possible implication in expanding variability of the CDR2. One of the cDNA clones was shown to encode a novel C lambda region which differs by four amino acid substitutions from the C lambda region common to all the other clones. Thus, the rabbit can use two different C lambda genes, which might correlate with the expression of the two known allotypes of lambda chains, C7 and C21. Southern blotting experiments indicate a small number of germ-line V lambda genes and the cDNA nucleotide sequence data reported here suggest that several of these genes can be expressed. The possibility of at least two V-J-C gene clusters is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1042/bj2450691
DO - 10.1042/bj2450691
M3 - Article
C2 - 3117050
AN - SCOPUS:0023388985
SN - 0264-6021
VL - 245
SP - 691
EP - 697
JO - The Biochemical journal
JF - The Biochemical journal
IS - 3
ER -