Table 3

Deduced amino acid sequence of TCR CDR3 region of an accumulated CD8+ T cell clone in RA synovial fluid

Clone no 33-150 (patient 5) CDR3
BV5SI N BJ
CD8+TGCGCCAGTCAAGACAGGGGCGGGGAGCTGTTT
CASQDRGGELF(BJ2S2)
CD25+TGCGCCAGTCAAGACAGGGGCGGGGAGCTGTTT
CASQDRGGELF(BJ2S2)
CD45RO+TGCGCCAGTCAAGACAGGGGCGGGGAGCTGTTT
CASQDRGGELF(BJ2S2)
  • 3-150 Corresponds to the dominant band in SSCP, as indicated in lanes 3 to 5 by an arrow in figure 5A (see figure legends).