Rescue of T cell receptor Î± gene rearrangement in CD3É›-deficient mice

Abstract Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is a nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma that rarely involves the skin. We describe a 62-year-old Taiwanese man who developed a second relapse of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with generalized erythroderma and numerous plaquelike and nodular lesions. Biopsy of the erythematous skin lesion demonstrated mild infiltrate of atypical small lymphocytes, some with clear cytoplasm. The lymphoid infiltrate was located mainly around skin appendages and in the upper dermis without epidermotropism. Immunohistochemically, these atypical lymphocytes expressed CD3. Polymerase chain reaction analysis for T-cell receptor γ-chain gene rearrangement using paraffin section showed the same-sized monoclonal bands in the skin and 2 previous nodal biopsies. We conclude that the histologic features of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma involving skin may be very subtle, showing only mild lymphoid infiltrate. Awareness of the history of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma with ancillary studies, including clonality testing for T-cell receptor gene rearrangement, is crucial for reaching an accurate diagnosis.

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Rearrangement of the T cell receptor gamma-chain gene in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v70.6.1933.bloodjournal7061933 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 1933-1939

Author(s):

A Tawa ◽

SH Benedict ◽

J Hara ◽

N Hozumi ◽

EW Gelfand

Keyword(s):

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽

T Cell ◽

T Cell Receptor ◽

Gene Rearrangement ◽

Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽

Leukemia Cell ◽

Cell Receptor ◽

Gene Rearrangements ◽

Gamma Chain ◽

Beta Gene

We analyzed rearrangements of the T cell receptor gamma-chain (T gamma) gene as well as rearrangements of the T cell receptor beta-chain (T beta) gene and immunoglobulin heavy-chain (IgH) gene in 68 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). All 15 patients with T cell ALL showed rearrangements of both T beta and T gamma genes. Twenty-four of 53 non-T, non-B ALL patients (45%) showed T gamma gene rearrangements and only 14 of these also showed T beta gene rearrangements. Only a single patient rearranged the T beta gene in the absence of T gamma gene rearrangement. The rearrangement patterns of the T gamma gene in non-T, non-B ALL were quite different from those observed in T cell ALL, as 20 of 23 patients retained at least one germline band of the T gamma gene. In contrast, all T cell ALL patients showed no retention of germline bands. These data indicate that rearrangement of the T gamma gene is not specific for T cell ALL. Further, the results also suggest that T gamma gene rearrangement precedes T beta gene rearrangement. The combined analysis of rearrangement patterns of IgH, T beta, and T gamma genes provides new criteria for defining the cellular origin of leukemic cells and for further delineation of leukemia cell heterogeneity.

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Configuration and expression of the T cell receptor beta chain gene in human T-lymphotrophic virus I-infected cells.

Journal of Experimental Medicine ◽

10.1084/jem.163.2.383 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 163 (2) ◽

pp. 383-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

R F Jarrett ◽

H Mitsuya ◽

D L Mann ◽

J Cossman ◽

S Broder ◽

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Keyword(s):

T Cell ◽

Immune Function ◽

Tumor Cells ◽

T Cell Receptor ◽

Cell Lines ◽

Primary Tumor ◽

Gene Rearrangement ◽

Cell Receptor ◽

Beta Chain ◽

Beta Gene

We studied the configuration and expression of the gene encoding the beta chain of the T cell receptor (TCR beta) in cell lines and primary tumor cells infected by the human T cell leukemia/lymphoma (lymphotrophic) virus type I (HTLV-I). Most of the cell lines and all the primary tumor cells showed rearrangement of the TCR beta gene, and in each case the rearrangement was distinct. The majority of cases examined were clonal with respect to a particular TCR beta gene rearrangement. Primary tumor cells from one case (SD) were found to have a tandem duplication of a portion of chromosome 7; this appears to have resulted in the presence of three alleles of the TCR beta gene, each of which is arranged differently. This suggests that the chromosomal abnormality, and possibly infection by HTLV-I, occurred before TCR beta gene rearrangement. Cell lines infected by HTLV-I express levels of TCR beta mRNA similar to PHA stimulated lymphocytes, suggesting that this gene is not transcriptionally activated as a result of infection by HTLV-I. Cloned T cells of known antigen specificity that are infected by HTLV-I in vitro show impairment of immune function, including loss of antigen-specific responsiveness and the acquisition of alloreactivity. Comparison of the configuration of the TCR beta gene before and after infection revealed no changes detectable by Southern blot analysis. Levels of expression of the TCR beta gene at the mRNA level and surface expression of the T3 complex were also not significantly altered, suggesting that changes in immune function cannot be attributed to quantitative changes in the TCR molecule. The configuration of the TCR beta gene in primary tumor cells infected by HTLV-I was compared with that in the derived cell lines. In all pairs examined, the configuration in the primary tumor cells was different from that in the cell lines, strongly suggesting that the cells that grow in culture are not the original neoplastic cells.

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