T-cell receptor alpha chain V region PY14

Structure

• alpha chain V region shows sequence homology to its beta chain counterpart

Notes

• isolated from a human leukemic T- cell line, Jurkat
• the gene corresponding to this mRNA is rearranged specifically in T-cells
• its organization is similar to an Ig gene, with V, D, J, & C regions

More general terms

• T cell receptor alpha

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01737.html