BV3 | nDn | BJ | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
95 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 103 | |||
RA1 | C A S S L | T G R | T G E L F | J2S2 | |||
C A S | T T L P G L V W | F | J2S1 | ||||
C A S S | P M KG G | T D T QY | J2S3 | ||||
RA2 | C A S | Y N E Q F | J2S1 | ||||
C A S | S S V A G I G G L | Y G Y T | J1S2 | ||||
RA3 | C AS | GT G G G E | E T Q Y | J2S5 | |||
RA4 | C A | I TS G Q G D | E Q Y | J2S7 | |||
C A S S | N Y G Y T | J1S2 | |||||
C A S | S L G Q I | N Q P Q H | J1S5 | ||||
RA5 | C A S | R P G Q P Y | S N Q P Q H | J1S5 | |||
BV5S2 | nDn | BJ | |||||
95 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 103 | |||
RA1 | C A S S L | S V F D | E Q F | J2S1 | |||
RA2 | C A S S | D P G G V Q F | Y E QY | J2S7 | |||
RA3 | C A S S | W S C G R L | T D T QY | J2S3 | |||
RA4 | C A S S | LL P G L A G K A S | N E Q F | J2S1 | |||
RA5 | C A S S | F G Q P | N E Q F | J2S1 | |||
C A S S L | RG I | K N I QY | J2S4 | ||||
BV14 | nDn | BJ | |||||
95 | 95 | 98 | 100 | ||||
RA1 | C A S S | F G L | N T E A F | J1S1 | |||
C A S S | S A R F H | N E Q F | J2S1 | ||||
RA2 | C A | C A G T L | Y N E Q F | J2S1 | |||
RA3 | C A S S | F G G P G | T G E L F | J2S2 | |||
C A S S | F R R G | E T QY | J2S5 | ||||
RA4 | C A S S L | R R Q | D T QY | J2S3 | |||
RA5 | C A S S | S G Q G H | Y E QY | J2S7 |
Deduced amino acid sequences of the TCR β CDR3 regions of T cell clonotypes that accumulated in multiple joints in each of the five RA patients. Results of the tested three BV families (BV3, BV5S2, BV14) are shown. All the clonotypes shown here were detected at least in two joints. The identical amino acid sequences detected from different patients are shown as follows: LPGL and SGQG, bold; TSG, underlined; GTE, double underlined; and SGT, italic.