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9378977

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
The generation of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase knockout mice (TdT0) has demonstrated that TdT is the only major activity involved in N region addition. This enzyme generates diversity by adding random nucleotides at the V-D-J junctions and by disrupting the formation of repetitive "homology-directed" junctions. Several studies have demonstrated that the Ig heavy chain third complementarity-determining region (H-CDR3) and the N region play a critical role: 1) in distinguishing between polyreactive and monospecific combining sites in natural and Ag-induced Abs; and 2) in the specificity and polyreactivity of natural autoantibodies (autoAbs) and in particular of anti-DNA Abs. To examine the impact of the lack of TdT on the natural autoAb repertoire in adult mice, we have stimulated TdT0 and TdT+ littermates with LPS. Serum studies demonstrate that TdT is not critical for the generation of B cells expressing autoAbs including anti-DNA Abs and rheumatoid factors. However, the generation of a large collection of hybridomas indicates that the frequencies of these cells are reduced in TdT0 mice mainly due to a lower incidence of polyreactivity; also, the lack of N region diversity seems to negatively affect the affinity of anti-DNA Abs. The physiologic relevance of these data is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3890-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Autoantibodies in mice lacking terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase: evidence for a role of N region addition in the polyreactivity and in the affinities of anti-DNA antibodies.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Immunopathology, Central Hospital, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't