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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2020

Tracing CLL-biased stereotyped immunoglobulin gene rearrangements in normal B cell subsets using a high-throughput immunogenetic approach.

Monica Colombo, Davide Bagnara, Daniele Reverberi, Serena Matis, Martina Cardillo, Rosanna Massara, Luca Mastracci, Jean Louis Ravetti, Luca Agnelli, Antonino Neri and 8 more

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Monica ColomboU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. monica.colombo@hsanmartino.it.
Davide BagnaraDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Daniele ReverberiU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Serena MatisU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Martina CardilloU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Rosanna MassaraU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Luca MastracciU.O. Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Jean Louis RavettiU.O. Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Luca AgnelliDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Antonino NeriDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Michela MazzoccoU.O. Laboratorio di Istocompatibilità, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy.
Margherita SquillarioDepartment of Informatic Bioengeneering, Robotic and System Engeneering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Andrea Nicola MazzarelloThe Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Giovanna CutronaU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Andreas AgathangelidisInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas CERTH, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kostas StamatopoulosInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas CERTH, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Manlio FerrariniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Franco FaisU.O. Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Genoa · ITCentre for Research and Technology Hellas · GRUniversity of Milan · ITEnte Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera · ITFeinstein Institute for Medical Research · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundB cell receptor Immunoglobulin (BcR IG) repertoire of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the expression of quasi-identical BcR IG. These are observed in approximately 30% of patients, defined as stereotyped receptors and subdivided into subsets based on specific VH CDR3 aa motifs and phylogenetically related IGHV genes. Although relevant to CLL ontogeny, the distribution of CLL-biased stereotyped immunoglobulin rearrangements (CBS-IG) in normal B cells has not been so far specifically addressed using modern sequencing technologies. Here, we have investigated the presence of CBS-IG in splenic B cell subpopulations (s-BCS) and in CD5

methodsFractionation of splenic B cells into 9 different B cell subsets and that of spleen and PB into CD5

resultsCBS-IG represented the 0.26% average of IGHV1 genes expressing sequences, were detected in all of the BCS investigated. CBS-IG were more abundant in splenic and circulating CD5

conclusionsCBS-IG receptors appear to represent a part of the "public" BcR repertoire in normal B cells. This repertoire is observed in all BCS excluding the hypothesis that CLL stereotyped BcR accumulate in a specific B cell subset, potentially capable of originating a leukemic clone. The different relative representation of CBS-IG in normal B cell subgroups suggests the requirement for additional selective processes before a full transformation into CLL is achieved.

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Gene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteAdultAgedAged, 80 and overB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD5 AntigensCell SeparationFlow CytometryHealthy VolunteersHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunogenetic PhenomenaMaleReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSequence Analysis, DNASomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinCD5 AntigensReceptors, Antigen, B-Cell

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PMID32156260
PMCPMC7063734
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