TABLE 2.

Pattern of VDJ junctions cloned from B-splenocytes of 3′RR-deficient and WT mice

	WT mice	3′RR-deficient mice
No. of analyzed sequences	100	89
CDR3 length	11.7 ± 7	11.4 ± 6
Total N sequences (VD + DJ)	104	88
Total N nucleotides (VD + DJ)	612	647
% N sequences	97.2	91.7
Mean N nucleotides/sequences	5.8	7.3
Total P sequences (VD + DJ)	35	27
Total P nucleotides (VD + DJ)	55	53
% P sequences	32.7	28.1
Mean P nucleotides/sequences	1.6	1.9
% functional sequences	80.0	89.9

D usage	WT mice		3′RR-deficient mice
	%	No.	%	No.
DFL16,3	5.00	5	3.37	3
DST4,2	6.00	6	0.00	0
DFL16,1	28.00	28	22.47	20
DSP2,9	9.00	9	7.87	7
DSP2,3	5.00	5	7.87	7
DST4,3	3.00	3	2.25	2
DFL16,2	2.00	2	11.24	10
DSP2,5	9.00	9	10.11	9
DSP2,2	16.00	16	7.87	7
DSP2,11	4.00	4	12.36	11
DSP2,8	2.00	2	3.37	3
DSP2,7	0.00	0	2.25	2
DST4	4.00	4	4.49	4
DQ52	7.00	7	4.49	4