Figure 3.
Schematic of the predicted TCRμ chains from marsupials and monotremes. Shading corresponds to that shown in Figure 2. Variable domains encoded by exons that undergo somatic V(D)J recombination are shaded with polka-dots. V domains encoded by exons where the V, D and J segments are pre-joined in the germ-line are shaded with horizontal stripes. Hypothetical chains shaded gray represent the unknown partners for TCRμ.