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El defecto en la inmunodeficiencia grave combinada murina: unión de secuencias de señales pero no segmentos de
M R Lieber1, J E Hesse, S Lewis
1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Cell
|October 7, 1988
Resumen
Los ratones con inmunodeficiencia combinada grave (SCID) muestran una recombinación anormal de V, D y J. Este defecto en la unión del extremo codificante impide la producción de inmunoglobulina y el receptor de células T, lo que explica la inmunodeficiencia.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
Sus antecedentes:
- La inmunodeficiencia grave combinada (SCID) es un grupo de trastornos genéticos caracterizados por defectos profundos en los linfocitos T y B.
- El proceso de recombinación V(D) J es esencial para generar la diversidad de receptores de antígenos, incluidas las inmunoglobulinas y los receptores de células T.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar los mecanismos moleculares subyacentes al defecto de recombinación V(D) J en ratones scid.
- Determinar si el fracaso de la unión del extremo codificante en las células pre-B y pre-T del scid explica la ausencia de receptores de antígenos funcionales.
Principales métodos:
- Transfección de líneas celulares pre-B y pre-T de ratones scid con plásmidos que contienen secuencias de señales de recombinación V(D) J.
- Análisis de plásmidos recuperados para evaluar la unión del extremo de la señal y la codificación de la unión del extremo.
- Evaluación de las deleciones e inversiones de nucleótidos durante la recombinación.
Principales resultados:
- Los extremos de la señal se unieron en células escidas, pero con deleciones de nucleótidos anormales en aproximadamente la mitad de los recombinantes.
- Los extremos de codificación no pudieron unirse en las reacciones de recombinación delecional e inversional V (((D) J.
- Se observó que los extremos de codificación participan en vías alternativas de recombinación no V (D) J.
Conclusiones:
- El fracaso de la codificación de la formación de articulaciones es el defecto primario en la recombinación V(D) J en las células pre-B y pre-T de SCID.
- Este defecto explica suficientemente la falta de inmunoglobulina y la expresión de los receptores de células T en ratones scid.
- Comprender este mecanismo proporciona información sobre el desarrollo de los linfocitos y la función del sistema inmunológico.
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