Rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (VH) pseudogene that deletes the second complementarity-determining region.

AUTOR(ES)

Takahashi, N

RESUMO

We have cloned two rearranged heavy chain variable region (VH) genes from the IgG-producing human cell line CESS. The VH gene, which is linked to the mu chain constant region (C mu) gene, has two deletions at residues 45-62 and 82A-90, the former of which corresponds closely to the second complementarity-determining region (CDR2). These results could indicate that translocation of CDR2 occurred and could give support to the argument that reassortment of the V mini-genes is involved in the generation of hypervariability during evolution. However, the rearranged pseudogene could have also arisen by fortuitous deletion. The other VH gene of CESS is an expressed form and is probably linked to the C gamma gene. The diversity region (D) segments used in these rearranged V genes are less than 38% homologous to known human germline D segments, indicating the presence of more unknown germline D segments.

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