Table 2 Frequency of parental TCRα chain in Vβ transgenic mouse models

From: Analyses of the TCR repertoire of MHC class II-restricted innate CD4+ T cells

Vβ transgenic mouse models: parental TCRα sequence

Reference

OT-II TCR-derived TCRβ5.2 transgene: CAARGNRIFF (Vα2.3-Jα31)

Present data

CD4 SP Thymocytes

Incidence

% of Pop.

 

T-T TCRmini

1/376

0.27%

 

T-E TCRmini

10/467

2.14%

 

TCRmini Tg

4/137

2.92%

 

OT-I TCR-derived TCRβ5.2 transgene: CAASDNYQL (Vα2.3-Jα26)

13

CD8 SP Thymocytes

Incidence

% of Pop.

 

Limited mice

6/100

6.00%

 

MBP-specific TCR-derived TCRβ8.2 transgene: CAASANSG (Vα2.3-Jα11)

28

MBP-TCRβ Transgenic

Incidence

% of Pop.

 

CD4 SP Thymocytes

19/29

65.52%

 

CD8 SP Thymocytes

0/21

0.00%

 

DN32H6 (NK1.1 + T cells)-derived TCRβ8.2 transgene: VVGDRGSA (Vα14-Jα281)

29

CD4+Vβ8+ thymocytes

Incidence

% of Pop.

 

DN32H6β transgenic #1

15/17

88.24%

 

DN32H6β transgenic #2

14/18

77.78%

 

Transgene negative littermate

15/23

65.22%

 
  1. Abbreviation: MBP, myelin basic protein; TCR, T cell receptor.