Figure 3.
VH cRS cleavage is detected only in pro–B cells from RAG2:GFP knock-in mice (21). (A) Sorted pro-, pre, and immature B cells were analyzed by RT- and LM-PCR. Mature, recirculating B cells (+IgD) were removed by incubation with anti-IgD (-IgD). RAG2:GFP fluorescence was detected in pro- and pre–B cells, but not in immature B cells. (B) RT-PCR for Rag1, Tdt, and GAPDH transcripts revealed RAG1 message in both pro–B and pre–B cells; Tdt expression was detected only in sorted pro–B cells. (C) LM-PCR for primary JH, VH, Jκ, and Dβ rearrangements demonstrate the lineage and developmental restriction of VH cRS SEs, and confirms the purity of the sorted cell populations. VH1, VH2, and VH5 cRS SEs were detected only in pro–B cells. CD14 PCR demonstrated the equivalence of genomic template.