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. 2013 Oct 17;8(10):e76546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076546

Table 1. CDR3β sequences of islet-infiltrating CD4+CD44high T cells.

NOD mouse # Total CDR3β sequences1 Total unique clonotypes2 Entropy3
Prediabetic 1 39,521 1,989 0.441
2 7,147 388 0.724
3 42,349 798 0.717
4 46,142 7,692 0.635
5 6,141 2,049 0.984
6 193,763 2,822 0.896
7 19,241 185 0.846
Total n = 7 354,304 15,923
Diabetic 8 555 26 0.440
9 2,468 849 0.983
10 9,634 80 0.291
11 1,506 139 0.673
12 1,120 37 0.462
13 12,990 90 0.819
14 4,470 86 0.690
15 627 70 0.780
16 33,397 94 0.444
Total n = 9 66,767 1,471
1

Total number of TCRβ CDR3 sequences amplified.

2

Total number of unique clonotypes identified.

3

Shannon’s entropy was used to quantify diversity of the TCRβ repertoire. Higher values indicate greater diversity.