Table 1. Ten most abundant sequences in T-T and T-E TCR^mini groups.

T-T CD4 SP Thymocytes			T-E CD4 SP Thymocytes
CDR3α Seq.	T-T TCRmini	T-T TCRminiOp	CDR3α Seq.	T-E TCRmini	T-E TCRmini Op
CAARNSNNRIFF	24	24	CAARRNSNNRIFF	27	13
CAARGNNRIFF	19	5	CAARNSNNRIFF	25	13
CAARRNSNNRIFF	15	26	CAANSNNRIFF	17	8
CAANSNNRIFF	14	18	CAARSNNRIFF	17	2
CAARGSNNRIFF	12	10	CAARGSNNRIFF	14	6
CAARGNSNNRIFF	11	3	CAARPSNNRIFF	11	8
CAARRSNNRIFF	11	10	CAARRSNNRIFF	11	5
CAARPSNNRIFF	10	10	CAARGNRIFF	10	0
CAARSNNRIFF	9	10	CAASRNSNNRIFF	10	3
CAASSNNRIFF	9	7	CAASSNNRIFF	9	3
% of all sequences	35.54%	33.06%	% of all sequences	32.33%	22.93%
No. of total sequences	376	372	No. of total sequences	467	266

Abbreviations: SP, single positive; TCR, T cell receptor; T–T, thymocyte–thymocyte.

The shadowed sequences in gray color represent shared TCR CDR3α sequences.