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Poor quality Vβ recombination signal sequences stochastically enforce TCRβ allelic exclusion.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 7 Sept 2020
Wu Glendon S, Yang-Iott Katherine S, Klink Morgann A, Hayer Katharina E, Lee Kyutae D, Bassing Craig H
Abstract excerpt
The monoallelic expression of antigen receptor (AgR) genes, called allelic exclusion, is fundamental for highly specific immune responses to pathogens. This cardinal feature of adaptive immunity is achieved by the assembly of a functional AgR gene on one allele, with subsequent feedback inhibition of V(D)J recombination on the other allele. A range of epigenetic mechanisms have been implicated in sequential...
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