Tude (one-log) between the two graphs. (c) Similar periodicity is observed in V segment containing sequence Sulfatinib site frequency when unique pre-transplant donor and post-transplant recipient samples are analysed. Gene segment frequencies; donor–blue; post-SCT patient–red.The TRB gene segment usage in the T-cell repertoire varied as a quasi-periodic function of the angular distance between both TRB-D1 and D2 and the successive TRB-V segments, oscillating between high and low clonal frequency values (figure 4a). Y-27632 site Further, the two J segment-bearing regions of the TRB locus were approximately 5000 radians apart (in the 30 direction) and also demonstrated oscillating clonal frequency (figure 4b). This finding was consistent between all six unrelated stem cell donors and transplant recipients following SCT, demonstrating very high expression order RWJ 64809 levels for some loci, intermediate for others and low or no expression in others (figure 4c). To determine the relative likelihood of various V segments being involved in TCR rearrangements, the total clonal frequency (total copy Talmapimod supplier number of all the TRB sequences) in each donor was averaged across all the V segments, and the measured clonal frequency for each V segment was compared with this average (table 1). This analysis demonstrated a consistent, significantly variable rate of recombination for several TRB V gene segments (both higher and lower than the predicted average) supporting a role for the periodic organization in determining the TCR repertoire genesis. This periodicity may be interpreted as TCR gene V-segment recombination probability amplitude oscillating between 0 (no recombination) and 1 (very frequent recombination) across the locus, resulting in either low or high gene segment usage in the resulting T-cell clones. It should be noted that the clonal frequency estimates reported here must be interpreted with caution because our data are based on high-throughput sequencing of T-cell cDNA rather than genomic DNA, which may give a closer estimate of clonal frequency [24]. Further, the calculations used do not report the number of unique CDR3 sequences with specific TRB gene segments, instead give the sum of all the CDR3 sequences with the specific V and J gene segments in blood samples from the donors and recipients. As such this method does not take into account T-cell clonal expansion, which partially contributes to the higher copy number of individual TCR gene segments. However, a logical interpretation of these dataTable 1. Per cent contribution of each TRB V gene segment to the T-cell repertoire in six normal volunteer unrelated stem cell donors. Data derived from copy number of specific TRB V segment containing sequences identified by high-throughput TRB sequencing of cDNA from CD3?cells from GCSF mobilized unrelated stem cell donor blood. Significance values were calculated by comparing each data point with the expected contribution of each V segment if it were to contribute equally to the repertoire; calculated at 1.492 for each V segment. Asterisks denote significant positive or negative variation from expected average contribution. TRB-V V1* V2 V3-1 V4-1 V5-1 V6-1 V7-1* V4-2 V6-2 V3-2* V4-3 V6-3 V7-2 V8-1* V5-2* V6-4 V7-3 V8-2* V5-3* V9 V10-1 V11-1 V12-1* V10-2 V11-2 V12-2* V6-5 V7-4 V5-4 V6-6 V7-5* V5-5 V6-7* V7-6 V5-6 V6-8 V7-7 V5-7 V6-9 V7-8 V5-8 V7-9 TRB-D1 to Vn 331 241 330 045 325 440 322 650 317 898 313 522 311 156 303 133 300 838 294 791 292 705 287 739 285 506 281 943 273 484 268 4.Tude (one-log) between the two graphs. (c) Similar periodicity is observed in V segment containing sequence frequency when unique pre-transplant donor and post-transplant recipient samples are analysed. Gene segment frequencies; donor–blue; post-SCT patient–red.The TRB gene segment usage in the T-cell repertoire varied as a quasi-periodic function of the angular distance between both TRB-D1 and D2 and the successive TRB-V segments, oscillating between high and low clonal frequency values (figure 4a). Further, the two J segment-bearing regions of the TRB locus were approximately 5000 radians apart (in the 30 direction) and also demonstrated oscillating clonal frequency (figure 4b). This finding was consistent between all six unrelated stem cell donors and transplant recipients following SCT, demonstrating very high expression levels for some loci, intermediate for others and low or no expression in others (figure 4c). To determine the relative likelihood of various V segments being involved in TCR rearrangements, the total clonal frequency (total copy number of all the TRB sequences) in each donor was averaged across all the V segments, and the measured clonal frequency for each V segment was compared with this average (table 1). This analysis demonstrated a consistent, significantly variable rate of recombination for several TRB V gene segments (both higher and lower than the predicted average) supporting a role for the periodic organization in determining the TCR repertoire genesis. This periodicity may be interpreted as TCR gene V-segment recombination probability amplitude oscillating between 0 (no recombination) and 1 (very frequent recombination) across the locus, resulting in either low or high gene segment usage in the resulting T-cell clones. It should be noted that the clonal frequency estimates reported here must be interpreted with caution because our data are based on high-throughput sequencing of T-cell cDNA rather than genomic DNA, which may give a closer estimate of clonal frequency [24]. Further, the calculations used do not report the number of unique CDR3 sequences with specific TRB gene segments, instead give the sum of all the CDR3 sequences with the specific V and J gene segments in blood samples from the donors and recipients. As such this method does not take into account T-cell clonal expansion, which partially contributes to the higher copy number of individual TCR gene segments. However, a logical interpretation of these dataTable 1. Per cent contribution of each TRB V gene segment to the T-cell repertoire in six normal volunteer unrelated stem cell donors. Data derived from copy number of specific TRB V segment containing sequences identified by high-throughput TRB sequencing of cDNA from CD3?cells from GCSF mobilized unrelated stem cell donor blood. Significance values were calculated by comparing each data point with the expected contribution of each V segment if it were to contribute equally to the repertoire; calculated at 1.492 for each V segment. Asterisks denote significant positive or negative variation from expected average contribution. TRB-V V1* V2 V3-1 V4-1 V5-1 V6-1 V7-1* V4-2 V6-2 V3-2* V4-3 V6-3 V7-2 V8-1* V5-2* V6-4 V7-3 V8-2* V5-3* V9 V10-1 V11-1 V12-1* V10-2 V11-2 V12-2* V6-5 V7-4 V5-4 V6-6 V7-5* V5-5 V6-7* V7-6 V5-6 V6-8 V7-7 V5-7 V6-9 V7-8 V5-8 V7-9 TRB-D1 to Vn 331 241 330 045 325 440 322 650 317 898 313 522 311 156 303 133 300 838 294 791 292 705 287 739 285 506 281 943 273 484 268 4.Tude (one-log) between the two graphs. (c) Similar periodicity is observed in V segment containing sequence frequency when unique pre-transplant donor and post-transplant recipient samples are analysed. Gene segment frequencies; donor–blue; post-SCT patient–red.The TRB gene segment usage in the T-cell repertoire varied as a quasi-periodic function of the angular distance between both TRB-D1 and D2 and the successive TRB-V segments, oscillating between high and low clonal frequency values (figure 4a). Further, the two J segment-bearing regions of the TRB locus were approximately 5000 radians apart (in the 30 direction) and also demonstrated oscillating clonal frequency (figure 4b). This finding was consistent between all six unrelated stem cell donors and transplant recipients following SCT, demonstrating very high expression levels for some loci, intermediate for others and low or no expression in others (figure 4c). To determine the relative likelihood of various V segments being involved in TCR rearrangements, the total clonal frequency (total copy number of all the TRB sequences) in each donor was averaged across all the V segments, and the measured clonal frequency for each V segment was compared with this average (table 1). This analysis demonstrated a consistent, significantly variable rate of recombination for several TRB V gene segments (both higher and lower than the predicted average) supporting a role for the periodic organization in determining the TCR repertoire genesis. This periodicity may be interpreted as TCR gene V-segment recombination probability amplitude oscillating between 0 (no recombination) and 1 (very frequent recombination) across the locus, resulting in either low or high gene segment usage in the resulting T-cell clones. It should be noted that the clonal frequency estimates reported here must be interpreted with caution because our data are based on high-throughput sequencing of T-cell cDNA rather than genomic DNA, which may give a closer estimate of clonal frequency [24]. Further, the calculations used do not report the number of unique CDR3 sequences with specific TRB gene segments, instead give the sum of all the CDR3 sequences with the specific V and J gene segments in blood samples from the donors and recipients. As such this method does not take into account T-cell clonal expansion, which partially contributes to the higher copy number of individual TCR gene segments. However, a logical interpretation of these dataTable 1. Per cent contribution of each TRB V gene segment to the T-cell repertoire in six normal volunteer unrelated stem cell donors. Data derived from copy number of specific TRB V segment containing sequences identified by high-throughput TRB sequencing of cDNA from CD3?cells from GCSF mobilized unrelated stem cell donor blood. Significance values were calculated by comparing each data point with the expected contribution of each V segment if it were to contribute equally to the repertoire; calculated at 1.492 for each V segment. Asterisks denote significant positive or negative variation from expected average contribution. TRB-V V1* V2 V3-1 V4-1 V5-1 V6-1 V7-1* V4-2 V6-2 V3-2* V4-3 V6-3 V7-2 V8-1* V5-2* V6-4 V7-3 V8-2* V5-3* V9 V10-1 V11-1 V12-1* V10-2 V11-2 V12-2* V6-5 V7-4 V5-4 V6-6 V7-5* V5-5 V6-7* V7-6 V5-6 V6-8 V7-7 V5-7 V6-9 V7-8 V5-8 V7-9 TRB-D1 to Vn 331 241 330 045 325 440 322 650 317 898 313 522 311 156 303 133 300 838 294 791 292 705 287 739 285 506 281 943 273 484 268 4.Tude (one-log) between the two graphs. (c) Similar periodicity is observed in V segment containing sequence frequency when unique pre-transplant donor and post-transplant recipient samples are analysed. Gene segment frequencies; donor–blue; post-SCT patient–red.The TRB gene segment usage in the T-cell repertoire varied as a quasi-periodic function of the angular distance between both TRB-D1 and D2 and the successive TRB-V segments, oscillating between high and low clonal frequency values (figure 4a). Further, the two J segment-bearing regions of the TRB locus were approximately 5000 radians apart (in the 30 direction) and also demonstrated oscillating clonal frequency (figure 4b). This finding was consistent between all six unrelated stem cell donors and transplant recipients following SCT, demonstrating very high expression levels for some loci, intermediate for others and low or no expression in others (figure 4c). To determine the relative likelihood of various V segments being involved in TCR rearrangements, the total clonal frequency (total copy number of all the TRB sequences) in each donor was averaged across all the V segments, and the measured clonal frequency for each V segment was compared with this average (table 1). This analysis demonstrated a consistent, significantly variable rate of recombination for several TRB V gene segments (both higher and lower than the predicted average) supporting a role for the periodic organization in determining the TCR repertoire genesis. This periodicity may be interpreted as TCR gene V-segment recombination probability amplitude oscillating between 0 (no recombination) and 1 (very frequent recombination) across the locus, resulting in either low or high gene segment usage in the resulting T-cell clones. It should be noted that the clonal frequency estimates reported here must be interpreted with caution because our data are based on high-throughput sequencing of T-cell cDNA rather than genomic DNA, which may give a closer estimate of clonal frequency [24]. Further, the calculations used do not report the number of unique CDR3 sequences with specific TRB gene segments, instead give the sum of all the CDR3 sequences with the specific V and J gene segments in blood samples from the donors and recipients. As such this method does not take into account T-cell clonal expansion, which partially contributes to the higher copy number of individual TCR gene segments. However, a logical interpretation of these dataTable 1. Per cent contribution of each TRB V gene segment to the T-cell repertoire in six normal volunteer unrelated stem cell donors. Data derived from copy number of specific TRB V segment containing sequences identified by high-throughput TRB sequencing of cDNA from CD3?cells from GCSF mobilized unrelated stem cell donor blood. Significance values were calculated by comparing each data point with the expected contribution of each V segment if it were to contribute equally to the repertoire; calculated at 1.492 for each V segment. Asterisks denote significant positive or negative variation from expected average contribution. TRB-V V1* V2 V3-1 V4-1 V5-1 V6-1 V7-1* V4-2 V6-2 V3-2* V4-3 V6-3 V7-2 V8-1* V5-2* V6-4 V7-3 V8-2* V5-3* V9 V10-1 V11-1 V12-1* V10-2 V11-2 V12-2* V6-5 V7-4 V5-4 V6-6 V7-5* V5-5 V6-7* V7-6 V5-6 V6-8 V7-7 V5-7 V6-9 V7-8 V5-8 V7-9 TRB-D1 to Vn 331 241 330 045 325 440 322 650 317 898 313 522 311 156 303 133 300 838 294 791 292 705 287 739 285 506 281 943 273 484 268 4.