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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously described an Mls-1a-like clonal deletion of mature CD4+ T cells which express V beta 6 and V beta 8.1 chains of the TCR in half of the mice of a BALB/c, Mls-1b colony (BALB/c IC). This occurs in the absence of the Mtv-7 provirus which is responsible for the clonal deletion in Mls-1a mice. We developed a polymerase chain reaction assay in order to study the presence of retroviral transcripts homologous to the viral superantigen gene (vSAG) of Mtv-7 and Mtv-6 in various tissues. Mtv-7 homologous transcripts were present in the mammary glands of lactating BALB/c IC mice and in the thymuses and/or spleens of BALB/c IC virgin mice with deletion of V beta 6+ lymph node T cells, and not in BALB/c IC with normal V beta 6 expression. These results indicate that this BALB/c colony is infected with an exogenous mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV) whose vSAG is similar to Mtv-7, as recently reported. Thymectomies performed at 4-5 weeks of age (at least 4 weeks before detection of clonal deletion), did not affect the occurrence of clonal deletion in peripheral lymph nodes when tested 20 weeks later. This suggests that clonal deletion can be achieved without further intrathymic contact with the antigen. Since MMTV is transmitted through milk and is likely to be present in the gut, we evaluated the percentage of V beta 6+CD4+ T cells within the gut intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) population. Mice with normal V beta 6 expression in lymph nodes may show partial deletion of V beta 6+CD4+ IEL.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0953-8178
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Lactation, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Lymphoid Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Minor Lymphocyte Stimulatory Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Proviruses, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:8383996-Thymus Gland
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue distribution of Mtv-7-like exogenous retroviral transcripts and clonal deletion of V beta 6+ T cells in Mls-1b BALB/c mice.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U.345, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't