Human heavy-chain variable region gene family nonrandomly rearranged in familial chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 84 (23), 8563-8567
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.84.23.8563
Abstract
We have identified a family of human immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable-region (VH) genes, one member of which is rearranged in two affected members of a family in which the father and four of five siblings developed chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cloning and sequencing of the rearranged VH genes from leukemic lymphocytes of three affected siblings showed that two siblings had rearranged VH genes (VHTS1 and VHWS1) that were 90% homologous. The corresponding germ-line gene, VH251, was found to be part of a small (four gene) VH gene family, which we term VHV. The DNA sequence homology to VHWS1 (95%) and VHTS1 (88%) and identical restriction sites on the 5'' side of VH confirm that rearrangement of VH251 followed by somatic mutation produced the identical VH gene rearrangements in the two siblings. VHTS1 is not a functional VH gene; a functional VH rearrangement was found on the other chromosome of this patient. The other two siblings had different VH gene rearrangements. All used different diversity genes. Mechanisms proposed for nonrandom selection of a single VH gene include developmental regulation of this VH gene rearrangement or selection of a subpopulation of B cells in which this VH has been rearranged.This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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