Table 4. Sequence analysis of TCRβ V-DJ junctions.
| Vβ | Dβ | Jβ | Coding capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1.1 | D1 | J2.2 | + |
| V2.1 | D2 | J1.2 | + |
| V2.1 | D2 | J2.3 | + |
| V2.1 | D1 | J1.2 | + |
| V2.1 | D1 | J2.3 | - |
| V4.1 | D1 | J1.2* | + |
| V4.1 | D1 | J1.2* | + |
| V4.1 | N† | J2.3 | + |
| V4.1 | N† | J2.6 | + |
| V4.1 | N† | J1.3 | - |
| V6.4 | D2 | J1.2 | + |
| V6.4 | N† | J1.3 | - |
| V6.6 | D2 | J1.1 | - |
| V8.1 | D2 | J1.2 | + |
| V8.2 | D2 | J2.3 | - |
| V9.1 | N† | J1.5 | - |
| V10.1 | D2 | J2.3 | + |
| V13.1 | D2 | J2.7 | - |
| V14 | D2 | J2.3 | - |
| V14 | D2 | J1.2 | - |
| V22.1 | N† | J2.3 | + |
Sequences are available at GenBank under nos. AJ549933-AJ549953. TCRβ gene nomenclature used is from Rowen et al. (20).
*
Junctions differ in N nucleotide sequence.
†
Rearranged D segments could not be identified.