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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Genomic and Expressed Repertoire of the T-Cell Receptor Beta Chain in

Rachele Antonacci, Francesco Giannico, Roberta Moschetti, Angela Pala, Anna Caputi Jambrenghi, Serafina Massari

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Rachele AntonacciDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5601-1118
Francesco GiannicoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70010 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4025-4956
Roberta MoschettiDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125 Bari, Italy.
Angela PalaDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125 Bari, Italy.
Anna Caputi JambrenghiDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70126 Bari, Italy.
Serafina MassariDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2520-9073

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Abstract

In this paper, we report a comprehensive and consistent annotation of the locus encoding the β-chain of the equine T-cell receptor (TRB), as inferred from recent genome assembly using bioinformatics tools. The horse TRB locus spans approximately 1 Mb, making it the largest locus among the mammalian species studied to date, with a significantly higher number of genes related to extensive duplicative events. In the region, 136 TRBV (belonging to 29 subgroups), 2 TRBD, 13 TRBJ, and 2 TRBC genes, were identified. The general genomic organization resembles that of other mammals, with a V cluster of 135 TRBV genes located upstream of two in-tandem aligned TRBD-J-C clusters and an inverted TRBV gene at the 3' end of the last TRBC gene. However, the horse b-chain repertoire would be affected by a high number of non-functional TRBV genes. Thus, we queried a transcriptomic dataset derived from splenic tissue of a healthy adult horse, using each TRBJ gene as a probe to analyze clonotypes encompassing the V(D)J junction. This analysis provided insights into the usage of the TRBV, TRBD, and TRBJ genes and the variability of the non-germline-encoded CDR3. Our results clearly demonstrated that the horse β-chain constitutes a complex level of variability, broadly like that described in other mammalian species.

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alpha–beta T cellequine genomeEquusevolutionimmunogeneticsPerissodactylaTRB locus

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PMCPMC11475548

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