T. Honjo

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1986 - 2008

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164

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Megabits secure key rate quantum key distribution (2008)

Zhang, Q., Takesue, H., Honjo, T., Wen, K., Hirohata, T., Suyama, M., ...

Quantum cryptography (QC) can provide unconditional secure communication between two authorized parties based on the basic principles of quantum mechanics. However, imperfect practical conditions...

The monolayer formation of Bergmann glial cells is regulated by Notch/RBP-J signaling (2007)

Komine, O., Nagaoka, M., Watase, K., Gutmann, D. H., Tanigaki, K., Honjo, T., ...

The Bergmann glia is a unipolar astrocyte in the cerebellar cortex, displaying a tight association with Purkinje cells. The cell bodies of Bergmann glia are located in a row around Purkinje cell...

Differential phase shift quantum key distribution experiment over 105 km fibre (2005)

Takesue, H., Diamanti, E., Honjo, T., Langrock, C., Fejer, M. M., Inoue, K., ...

Since several papers appeared in 2000, the quantum key distribution (QKD) community has been well aware that photon number splitting (PNS) attack by Eve severely limits the secure key distribution...

Birth of offspring following transplantation of cryopreserved immature testicular pieces and in-vitro microinsemination (2002)

Shinohara, T., Inoue, K., Ogonuki, N., Kanatsu-Shinohara, M., Miki, H., Nakata, K., ...

BACKGROUND: Fertility protection is an urgent clinical problem for prepubertal male oncology patients who undergo either chemotherapy or radiotherapy. As these patients do not have mature sperm to be...

Austenitic Steel Rotor Forging for EPDC'S Wakamatsu High Temperature Turbine Step 2 (649/593 C). (1998)

Nakabayashi, Y., Ikeda, S., Kohno, M., Honjo, T., Tsuchiyama, T.

There are some technical difficulties in manufacturing a large A286 alloy rotor forging, increases in freckling tendency and notch sensitivity, but decrease in tensile and creep rupture strength; the...

Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties of a Large Size Alloy 706 Disk by ESR Process. (1998)

Honjo, T., Matsumoto, O., Morita, K., Hirose, K., Okamura, M.

This paper concerned metals in some important way and contained information about, utilized, or discussed these subjects: basic topics: experimental materials and material types:...

Influence of strong CD4 epitope on long-term virus-specific cytotoxic T cell responses induced in vivo with peptides (1996)

Sauzet, Jean-Pierre, Gras-Masse, Helene, Guillet, Jean-Gerard, Gomard, Elisabeth, Honjo, T

Free unmodified peptides are poor immunogens for cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in mice, unless they are injected with adjuvant. Although it is generally accepted that CD4+ Th cells are essential...

The V(D)J recombination defect in the xrs-6 cell line results from a point mutation in the Ku80 gene (1996)

Mizuta, Ryushin, Taccioli, Guillermo E., Alt, Frederick W., Honjo, T.

Defective expression of the Ku80 gene has been implicated as underlying the V(D)J recombination and DNA double-strand break repair defects in the xrs-6 Chinese hamster ovary cell line. We now show...

The human I{alpha}1 region contains a TGF-{beta}1 responsive enhancer and a putative recombination hotspot (1995)

Nilsson, Lars, Grant, Patrick, Larsson, Irene, Pettersson, Sven, Sideras, Paschalis, Honjo, T.

It appears that the switch recombination machinery of a B lymphocyte targets preferentially unrearranged heavy chain genes that have been rendered transcriptionally active. Transcriptional activation...

The human l{alpha}1 and l{alpha}2 germline promoter elements: proximal positive and distal negative elements may regulate the tissue specific expression of C{alpha}1 and C{alpha}2 germline transcripts (1993)

Lars, Nllsson, Paschalis, Sideras, Honjo, T.

Treatment of human splenic B lymphocytes with the mitogen Branhamella catarrhalis (BC) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) induces expression of germline Ig Cα transcripts and class switching...

Predominant recognition of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) pX gene products by human CD8+ cytotoxic T cells directed against HTLV-I-infected cells (1991)

Kannagi, Mari, Harada, Shinji, Maruyama, Ikuro, Inoko, Hidetoshi, Igarashi, Hisanaga, Kuwashima, Gorou, ...

We established long-term cell lines of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) specific for human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) from peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of a patient with...

Isolation of a T cell specific cDNA clone possibly involved in the T cell activation pathway (1989)

Takihara, Yoshlhiro, Caccia, Nicolette, Yanagi, Yusuke, Mak, Tak W., Honjo, T.

A T cell specific cDNA clone, YT15, has been isolated using the technique of subtractive hybrldlzation. This gene is expressed predominantly in thymocytes and encodes a newly identified...

Preferential usage of JH2 in D-J joinings with DQ52 in murine lymphocytes (1989)

Suzuki, Haruhiko, Abe, Masumi, Nishikawa, Shi-ichi, Nakayama, Eiichi, Shiku, Hiroshi, Honjo, T

Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA of normal mouse thymocytes with a JH4 probe, a probe for JH4 of Igh genes, consistently showed a second band in addition to a germiine band. The same band was...

Molecular analysis of a chromosomal translocation, t(9;14)(p13;q32), in a diffuse large-cell lymphoma cell line expressing the Ki-1 antigen.

Ohno, H, Furukawa, T, Fukuhara, S, Zong, S Q, Kamesaki, H, Shows, T B, ...

We have studied a translocation, t(9;14)(p13;q32), in a diffuse large-cell lymphoma cell line, KIS-1, that expresses the Ki-1 (CD30) antigen. Molecular cloning of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus...

Isolation of differentially expressed genes upon immunoglobulin class switching by a subtractive hybridization method using uracil DNA glycosylase.

Sugai, M, Kondo, S, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

Immunoglobulin class switch recombination enables B lymphocytes to sequentially express antibodies that have identical specificities but that differ in class and effector function. Although several...

Roles of the ankyrin repeats and C-terminal region of the mouse notch1 intracellular region.

Kurooka, H, Kuroda, K, Honjo, T

The Notch intracellular region (RAMIC) interacts with a DNA binding protein RBP-J to activate transcription of genes that inhibit cell differentiation. The RAM domain and ankyrin (ANK) repeats of...

RBP-L, a transcription factor related to RBP-Jkappa.

Minoguchi, S, Taniguchi, Y, Kato, H, Okazaki, T, Strobl, L J, Zimber-Strobl, U, ...

RBP-Jkappa is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein which plays a central role in signalling downstream of the Notch receptor by physically interacting with its intracellular region. Although at...

Occurrence of respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A and B strains in Japan, 1980 to 1987.

Tsutsumi, H, Onuma, M, Suga, K, Honjo, T, Chiba, Y, Chiba, S, ...

The subgroup characteristics of 71 strains of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated in Sapporo, Japan, during 5 epidemic years from 1980 to 1987 were determined by the use of 17 monoclonal...

Immunoglobulin A antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus structural proteins in colostrum and milk.

Tsutsumi, H, Honjo, T, Nagai, K, Chiba, Y, Chiba, S, Tsugawa, S

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) structural proteins in colostrum and milk was investigated by a radioimmunoprecipitation assay. By using...

Differentiation of an interleukin 3-dependent precursor B-cell clone into immunoglobulin-producing cells in vitro.

Kinashi, T, Inaba, K, Tsubata, T, Tashiro, K, Palacios, R, Honjo, T

Precursors to B-cell lines with immunoglobulin genes in the germ-line context have been shown to be capable of generating mature B cells in vivo. We report here that an interleukin 3-dependent...

Characterization of high-affinity receptors for interleukin 5 on interleukin 5-dependent cell lines.

Mita, S, Tominaga, A, Hitoshi, Y, Sakamoto, K, Honjo, T, Akagi, M, ...

Interleukin 5 (IL-5) is a glycosylated polypeptide that acts as a key factor for B-cell growth and differentiation. We demonstrated previously that there are two classes (high and low affinity) of...

Immunoglobulin double-isotype expression by trans-mRNA in a human immunoglobulin transgenic mouse.

Shimizu, A, Nussenzweig, M C, Mizuta, T R, Leder, P, Honjo, T

We have studied immunoglobulin double-isotype expression in a transgenic mouse (TG.SA) in which expression of the endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus is almost completely excluded by a...

Human lymphocyte Fc receptor for IgE: sequence homology of its cloned cDNA with animal lectins.

Ikuta, K, Takami, M, Kim, C W, Honjo, T, Miyoshi, T, Tagaya, Y, ...

We have purified the human lymphocyte Fc receptor specific for IgE (Fc epsilon receptor) and its soluble form by using the anti-Fc epsilon receptor monoclonal antibody H107. Using an oligonucleotide...

Nucleotide sequences of immunoglobulin epsilon genes of chimpanzee and orangutan: DNA molecular clock and hominoid evolution.

Sakoyama, Y, Hong, K J, Byun, S M, Hisajima, H, Ueda, S, Yaoita, Y, ...

To determine the phylogenetic relationships among hominoids and the dates of their divergence, the complete nucleotide sequences of the constant region of the immunoglobulin epsilon-chain (C epsilon...

Interleukin 5, a T-cell-derived B-cell differentiation factor also induces cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

Takatsu, K, Kikuchi, Y, Takahashi, T, Honjo, T, Matsumoto, M, Harada, N, ...

We describe an interleukin, termed interleukin 5, that is the recombinant product previously referred to as T-cell-replacing factor (TRF), B-cell growth factor II (BCGF II), or killer-helper factor...

Production of a monoclonal antibody useful in the molecular characterization of murine T-cell-replacing factor/B-cell growth factor II.

Harada, N, Takahashi, T, Matsumoto, M, Kinashi, T, Ohara, J, Kikuchi, Y, ...

T-cell-replacing factor (TRF) is a T-cell-derived factor required for terminal differentiation of activated B cells to immunoglobulin-secreting cells. Previous studies have shown that a murine T-cell...

Recognition sequence of a highly conserved DNA binding protein RBP-J kappa.

Tun, T, Hamaguchi, Y, Matsunami, N, Furukawa, T, Honjo, T, Kawaichi, M

DNA binding specificity of the RBP-J kappa protein was extensively examined. The mouse RBP-J kappa protein was originally isolated as a nuclear protein binding to the J kappa type V(D)J recombination...

Isolation of cDNA encoding a binding protein specific to 5'-phosphorylated single-stranded DNA with G-rich sequences.

Mizuta, T R, Fukita, Y, Miyoshi, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have isolated the cDNA encoding a binding protein to the sequence motif of the immunoglobulin S mu region by the southwestern method. The binding protein designated S mu bp-2 specifically binds to...

Site-directed mutagenesis study on DNA binding regions of the mouse homologue of Suppressor of Hairless, RBP-J kappa.

Chung, C N, Hamaguchi, Y, Honjo, T, Kawaichi, M

To map regions important for DNA binding of the mouse homologue of Suppressor of Hairless or RBP-J kappa protein, mutated mouse RBP-J kappa cDNAs were made by insertion of oligonucleotide linkers or...

Preferential transcription of HTLV-I LTR in cell-free extracts of human T cells producing HTLV-I viral proteins.

Matsunami, N, Siomi, H, Hatanaka, M, Yaoita, Y, Honjo, T

The promoters of the adenovirus 2 major late gene, the mouse beta-globin gene, the mouse immunoglobulin VH gene and the LTR of the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I were tested for their...

A joining-diversity-joining complex generated by inversion mechanism and a variable-diversity complex in the beta-chain gene of the human T-cell receptor.

Ikuta, K, Ogura, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have analysed an inactive allele of the beta-chain gene of the T-cell receptor in a human T-cell line HPB-ALL. Comparison with germline sequences showed that HPB-ALL has a joining (J)-diversity...

Cloning of mouse immunoglobulin epsilon gene and its location within the heavy chain gene cluster.

Nishida, Y, Kataoka, T, Ishida, N, Nakai, S, Kishimoto, T, Böttcher, I, ...

Mouse immunoglobulin epsilon chain gene was cloned from DNA of a hybridoma producing anti-dinitrophenyl IgE, which was constructed by fusing a spleen cell of a BALB/c mouse with a variant clone of...

Structure of a rearranged gamma 1 chain gene and its implication to immunoglobulin class-switch mechanism.

Obata, M, Kataoka, T, Nakai, S, Yamagishi, H, Takahashi, N, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, ...

An expressed gene for gamma 1 chain of MC 101 myeloma was cloned from a phage library containing partial EcoRI digests of MC 101 DNA. The cloned DNA was analyzed by restriction enzyme cleavage,...

Isolation and characterization of endonuclease J: a sequence-specific endonuclease cleaving immunoglobulin genes.

Kataoka, T, Kondo, S, Nishi, M, Kodaira, M, Honjo, T

An endonuclease activity which cleaves close to the recombination sites of the immunoglobulin JK segments was found in extracts of chicken bursa of Fabricius and characterized after partial...

Immunoglobulin switch region-like sequences in Drosophila melanogaster.

Sakoyama, Y, Yaoita, Y, Honjo, T

We found immunoglobulin switch (S) region-like sequences in DNAs of wide variety of organisms including sea urchin, yeast and Drosophila that do not produce immunoglobulins. DNA fragments carrying...

Molecular cloning and structure of the human interleukin 2 receptor gene.

Ishida, N, Kanamori, H, Noma, T, Nikaido, T, Sabe, H, Suzuki, N, ...

We have cloned the IL-2 receptor gene from human genomic DNA libraries using IL-2 receptor cDNA as probe. The genomic DNA segments that hybridized with cDNA were subcloned in M13 phages and their...

Complete nucleotide sequence of mouse immunoglobulin mu gene and comparison with other immunoglobulin heavy chain genes.

Kawakami, T, Takahashi, N, Honjo, T

We have determined the complete nucleotides sequence (2168 bases) of the immunoglobulin mu gene cloned from newborn mouse DNA. The cloned 13kb fragment contained the entire constant region gene...

Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequencing of human immunoglobulin epsilon chain cDNA.

Seno, M, Kurokawa, T, Ono, Y, Onda, H, Sasada, R, Igarashi, K, ...

DNA complementary to mRNA of human immunoglobulin E heavy chain (epsilon chain) isolated and purified from U266 cells has been synthesized and inserted into the PstI site of pBR322 by G-C tailing....

Expression of human immunoglobulin E epsilon chain cDNA in E. coli.

Kurokawa, T, Seno, M, Sasada, R, Ono, Y, Onda, H, Igarashi, K, ...

Using the cDNA of human epsilon chain, three expression plasmids that code directly the constant portion of the epsilon chain (C epsilon 1-C epsilon 4, C epsilon 2-C epsilon 4 and C epsilon 3-C...

Common terminal repeats of the macronuclear DNA are absent from the micronuclear DNA in hypotrichous ciliate, Stylonychia pustulata.

Oka, Y, Honjo, T

Comparison of nucleotide sequences of a macronuclear DNA and its micronuclear counterpart of a hypotrichous ciliate, Stylonychia pustulata, demonstrates that common terminal repeats (C4A4) of the...

The D-JH complex is an intermediate to the complete immunoglobulin heavy-chain V-region gene.

Yaoita, Y, Matsunami, N, Choi, C Y, Sugiyama, H, Kishimoto, T, Honjo, T

We have examined the organization of the immunoglobulin JH segments in three clones derived from a single Abelson murine leukemia virus-transformed cell. Cloning and nucleotide sequence analyses of...

The complete nucleotide sequence of mouse immunoglobin gamma 2a gene and evolution of heavy chain genes: further evidence for intervening sequence-mediated domain transfer.

Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence (1990 base pairs) of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 2a gene, and compared it with the sequences of other gamma subclass genes so far sequenced, i.e....

Cloning of human immunoglobulin mu gene and comparison with mouse mu gene.

Takahashi, N, Nakai, S, Honjo, T

We have cloned a 12 kb DNA segment containing human mu gene and its flanking sequence from human fetal liver DNA library using mouse mu gene as a probe. Partial nucleotide sequence determination...

Deletion of human JK segments by site-specific recombination recognizing the conserved nonamer and heptamer sequences.

Nakatani, T, Horigome, K, Nomura, N, Kondo, T, Ohtsuka, H, Noguchi, H, ...

Mapping and partial sequencing of the productive K chain genomic DNA of FK-001 demonstrated a 1.8-kb deletion including the JK2, JK3, JK4, and JK5 segments. This deletion occurred between the...

Purification and characterization of a protein that binds to the recombination signal sequence of the immunoglobulin J kappa segment.

Hamaguchi, Y, Matsunami, N, Yamamoto, Y, Honjo, T

A protein that binds to the recombination signal sequence (RS) of the immunoglobulin J kappa segment was purified almost to homogeneity from the nuclear extract of a murine pre-B cell line 38B9. A...

Nucleotide sequence of mouse IL-2 receptor cDNA and its comparison with the human IL-2 receptor sequence.

Shimuzu, A, Kondo, S, Takeda, S, Yodoi, J, Ishida, N, Sabe, H, ...

We have cloned cDNA encoding the mouse interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor from a murine T cell line, CTLL using human IL-2 receptor cDNA as probe. COS 7 cells transfected with the cDNA expressed the...

Nucleotide sequences of gene segments encoding membrane domains of immunoglobulin gamma chains.

Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Nakai, S, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

The nucleotide sequences of the exons encoding membrane-bound IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b of mouse were determined and compared with the sequence of membrane-bound IgM. The sequences indicate that...

Cloning of human immunoglobulin epsilon chain genes: evidence for multiple C epsilon genes.

Nishida, Y, Miki, T, Hisajima, H, Honjo, T

An active human epsilon chain gene was cloned from a phage library containing partial EcoRI digests of IgE-producing myeloma DNA, using the human JH (joining) gene fragment as a probe. The epsilon...

A T15-idiotype-positive T suppressor hybridoma does not use the T15 VH gene segment.

Nakanishi, K, Sugimura, K, Yaoita, Y, Maeda, K, Kashiwamura, S, Honjo, T, ...

The T suppressive factor (TsF) released from a T15-idiotype-positive phosphocholine (PCho)-specific T hybridoma, F18-3-4, which was formed by fusion between BALB/c T cells and BW5147 thymoma, was...

Rearrangement of immunoglobulin gamma 1-chain gene and mechanism for heavy-chain class switch.

Kataoka, T, Kawakami, T, Takahashi, N, Honjo, T

Cloning and nucleotide sequence determination suggest that the rearranged gamma 1-chain gene in a gamma 1-chain-producing myeloma a-pears to be formed by the recombination between the 5' flanking...

Nucleotide sequence divergence of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 1 and gamma 2b chain genes and the hypothesis of intervening sequence-mediated domain transfer.

Miyata, T, Yasunaga, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Obata, M, Honjo, T

The nucleotide sequences of the constant portions of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 1 and gamma 2b genes were compared. A remarkable homology was found in a long (about 500 nucleotides) continuous...

The recombination signal sequence-binding protein RBP-2N functions as a transcriptional repressor.

Dou, S, Zeng, X, Cortes, P, Erdjument-Bromage, H, Tempst, P, Honjo, T, ...

We have identified a cellular protein, RBP-2N, a presumed recombinase, as a repressor of transcription. Inhibition of transcription by RBP-2N was dependent on its DNA recognition site and was...

Molecular characterization of novel reciprocal translocation t(6;14) in an Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell precursor.

Otsu, M, Katamine, S, Uno, M, Yamaki, M, Ono, Y, Klein, G, ...

An in vitro culture of FLEB14 cells, an Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell precursor containing the germ line immunoglobulin genes, gave rise to a uniclonally expanded variant, FLEB14 delta 3,...

Molecular basis for two different affinity states of the interleukin 2 receptor: affinity conversion model.

Kondo, S, Shimizu, A, Saito, Y, Kinoshita, M, Honjo, T

Two affinity species of the interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor are different states of a single receptor molecule. We assumed that a binary complex between the IL-2 receptor and another...

Preferential rearrangement of the immunoglobulin kappa chain joining region J kappa 1 and J kappa 2 segments in mouse spleen DNA.

Nishi, M, Kataoka, T, Honjo, T

The V kappa-KpnI family, which constitutes approximately equal to 36% of mouse kappa chain variable region gene (V kappa) segments, conserves the Kpn I site (G-G-T-A-C-C) at the position...

Low frequency of somatic mutation in beta-chain variable region genes of human T-cell receptors.

Ikuta, K, Ogura, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have cloned three pairs of rearranged and germ-line variable region (V beta) genes of the beta chain of the human T-cell receptor from the cell lines ATL2, ATL12, and MT-1 of patients with adult...

Rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (VH) pseudogene that deletes the second complementarity-determining region.

Takahashi, N, Noma, T, Honjo, T

We have cloned two rearranged heavy chain variable region (VH) genes from the IgG-producing human cell line CESS. The VH gene, which is linked to the mu chain constant region (C mu) gene, has two...

Isolation of cDNA clones specifying the fourth component of mouse complement and its isotype, sex-limited protein.

Nonaka, M, Takahashi, M, Natsuume-Sakai, S, Nonaka, M, Tanaka, S, Shimizu, A, ...

cDNA clones specific for the fourth component of mouse complement (C4) and its hormonally regulated isotype, sex-linked protein (Slp), were isolated using as a probe a 20-mer synthetic...

Polymorphisms of a human variable heavy chain gene show linkage with constant heavy chain genes.

Johnson, M J, Natali, A M, Cann, H M, Honjo, T, Cavalli-Sforza, L L

In this study, restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were identified with an immunoglobulin variable heavy chain region (Ig VH) probe and the inheritance of the polymorphisms was analyzed...

Organization of immunoglobulin heavy chain genes and allelic deletion model.

Honjo, T, Kataoka, T

We have assessed the number of times the gene sequence encoding constant regions of mouse immunoglobulin heavy chains gamma1, gamma2a, and gamma3 are represented in the mouse genome by hybridization...

Multiple DNA fragment polymorphisms associated with immunoglobulin mu chain switch-like regions in man.

Migone, N, Feder, J, Cann, H, Van West, B, Hwang, J, Takahashi, N, ...

DNA probes containing the switch region (S) associated with the human immunoglobulin heavy chain mu gene were used to investigate polymorphisms in the germ-line human DNA. Six polymorphisms, detected...

Escherichia coli extract-catalyzed recombination in switch regions of mouse immunoglobulin genes.

Kataoka, T, Takeda, S, Honjo, T

We have shown that Escherichia coli extracts catalyze recombination between mouse immunoglobulin mu and alpha genes inserted separately in lambda phage vectors carrying different genetic markers....

Structure of the human immunoglobulin C epsilon 2 gene, a truncated pseudogene: implications for its evolutionary origin.

Hisajima, H, Nishida, Y, Nakai, S, Takahashi, N, Ueda, S, Honjo, T

Cloning of the overlapping DNA fragments together with Southern hybridization experiments showed the organization of the human C epsilon and C alpha gene cluster as 5'-C epsilon 2-14 kilobases-C...

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 exerts its transactivating function through interaction with recombination signal binding protein RBP-J kappa, the homologue of Drosophila Suppressor of Hairless.

Zimber-Strobl, U, Strobl, L J, Meitinger, C, Hinrichs, R, Sakai, T, Furukawa, T, ...

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA-2) plays a crucial role in B cell immortalization by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), most probably by its ability to transactivate several cellular and viral...

A truncated immunoglobulin epsilon pseudogene is found in gorilla and man but not in chimpanzee.

Ueda, S, Takenaka, O, Honjo, T

Molecular genetic analyses of the young pseudogenes of the immunoglobulin C epsilon genes were carried out to obtain qualitative evidence for the phylogenetic branching pattern of hominoid primates....

Cloning immunoglobulin gamma 2b chain gene of mouse: characterization and partial sequence determination.

Kataoka, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Yamagishi, H, Honjo, T

DNA from newborn mice was digested with restriction endonuclease EcoRI, and a 6.6-kilobase fragment encoding immunoglobulin gamma 2b chain mRNA derived from MPC 11 myeloma was enriched about 100-fold...

Organization of Immunoglobulin Genes: Reiteration Frequency of the Mouse κ Chain Constant Region Gene

Honjo, T., Packman, S., Swan, D., Nau, M., Leder, P.

Hybridization kinetic analyses with synthetic DNA indicate that there are only two to three copies of the κ constant region gene per haploid genome. This result lends weight to the argument that the...

Phenotypic conversion of T lymphoblastic lymphoma to acute biphenotypic leukemia composed of lymphoblasts and myeloblasts. Molecular genetic evidence of the same clonal origin.

Nosaka, T, Ohno, H, Doi, S, Fukuhara, S, Miwa, H, Kita, K, ...

Acute biphenotypic leukemia composed of lymphoblasts and myeloblasts developed in a patient with T lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) who had an anterior mediastinal mass. A novel myeloid cell line,...

Differentiation of growth signal requirement of B lymphocyte precursor is directed by expression of immunoglobulin.

Era, T, Ogawa, M, Nishikawa, S, Okamoto, M, Honjo, T, Akagi, K, ...

During B cell differentiation, at least three stages can be defined in terms of their growth signal requirement by using two different growth signals, which are recombinant interleukin 7 (IL-7) and a...

Physical map of the 3' region of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain locus: clustering of autoantibody-related variable segments in one haplotype.

Shin, E K, Matsuda, F, Nagaoka, H, Fukita, Y, Imai, T, Yokoyama, K, ...

We have constructed the physical map of the 3' region of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (VH) genes. DNA segments extending to 200 kb upstream of the JH segment were isolated in...

Dispersed localization of D segments in the human immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus.

Matsuda, F, Lee, K H, Nakai, S, Sato, T, Kodaira, M, Zong, S Q, ...

We have studied the organization of the human immunoglobulin heavy-chain genes by pulse field gel electrophoresis as well as by isolation of cosmid clones. The total length of the heavy-chain...

Expression of murine interleukin 7 in a murine glioma cell line results in reduced tumorigenicity in vivo.

Aoki, T, Tashiro, K, Miyatake, S, Kinashi, T, Nakano, T, Oda, Y, ...

We have examined the immunoregulatory effect of local and continuous secretion of interleukin 7 (IL-7) from murine glioma cells (203-glioma) engineered by murine IL-7 gene transfection. Secretion of...

HTLV-1 p27rex stabilizes human interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain mRNA.

Kanamori, H, Suzuki, N, Siomi, H, Nosaka, T, Sato, A, Sabe, H, ...

Expression of the pX gene products (p40tax, p27rex and p21X-III) of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), which is known to be a causative agent of adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia, induces...

Organization of variable region segments of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain: duplication of the D5 cluster within the locus and interchromosomal translocation of variable region segments.

Matsuda, F, Shin, E K, Hirabayashi, Y, Nagaoka, H, Yoshida, M C, Zong, S Q, ...

We have studied the organization of variable region (V) genes of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain (H) by cosmid cloning. We isolated two independent immunoglobulin D5 clusters (D5-a and D5-b)...

The nucleotide sequence of the mouse immunoglobulin epsilon gene: comparison with the human epsilon gene sequence.

Ishida, N, Ueda, S, Hayashida, H, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the immunoglobulin epsilon gene cloned from newborn mouse DNA. The epsilon gene sequence allows prediction of the amino acid sequence of the constant...

Long terminal repeat-like elements flank a human immunoglobulin epsilon pseudogene that lacks introns.

Ueda, S, Nakai, S, Nishida, Y, Hisajima, H, Honjo, T

There are at least three immunoglobulin epsilon genes (C epsilon 1, C epsilon 2, and C epsilon 3) in the human genome. The nucleotide sequences of the expressed epsilon gene (C epsilon 1) and one (C...

Induced expression of PD-1, a novel member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily, upon programmed cell death.

Ishida, Y, Agata, Y, Shibahara, K, Honjo, T

The classical type of programmed cell death is characterized by its dependence on de novo RNA and protein synthesis and morphological features of apoptosis. We confirmed that stimulated 2B4.11 (a...

Genomic structure of HTLV (human T-cell leukemia virus): detection of defective genome and its amplification in MT-2 cells.

Kobayashi, N, Konishi, H, Sabe, H, Shigesada, K, Noma, T, Honjo, T, ...

We studied the genomic structure of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) in the HTLV producer cell line MT-2. Southern blotting revealed that at least eight HTLV proviruses were integrated in the...

Concerted evolution of the mouse immunoglobulin gamma chain genes.

Hayashida, H, Miyata, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Honjo, T, Wels, J, Blattner, F

The nucleotide sequences of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain constant region genes of mouse, C gamma 3, C gamma 1, C gamma 2b and C gamma 2a, together with that of a human equivalent C gamma 4 were...

Establishment of an interleukin-5-dependent subclone from an interleukin-3-dependent murine hemopoietic progenitor cell line, LyD9, and its malignant transformation by autocrine secretion of interleukin-5.

Tohyama, K, Lee, K H, Tashiro, K, Kinashi, T, Honjo, T

An interleukin-5 (IL-5)-dependent subclone, K-5, was established from an IL-3-dependent murine hemopoietic progenitor cell line by co-culturing with bone marrow stroma cells. K-5 cells were induced...

Molecular analysis of a chromosomal translocation, t(9;14)(p13;q32), in a diffuse large-cell lymphoma cell line expressing the Ki-1 antigen.

Ohno, H, Furukawa, T, Fukuhara, S, Zong, S Q, Kamesaki, H, Shows, T B, ...

We have studied a translocation, t(9;14)(p13;q32), in a diffuse large-cell lymphoma cell line, KIS-1, that expresses the Ki-1 (CD30) antigen. Molecular cloning of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus...

Isolation of differentially expressed genes upon immunoglobulin class switching by a subtractive hybridization method using uracil DNA glycosylase.

Sugai, M, Kondo, S, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

Immunoglobulin class switch recombination enables B lymphocytes to sequentially express antibodies that have identical specificities but that differ in class and effector function. Although several...

Roles of the ankyrin repeats and C-terminal region of the mouse notch1 intracellular region.

Kurooka, H, Kuroda, K, Honjo, T

The Notch intracellular region (RAMIC) interacts with a DNA binding protein RBP-J to activate transcription of genes that inhibit cell differentiation. The RAM domain and ankyrin (ANK) repeats of...

RBP-L, a transcription factor related to RBP-Jkappa.

Minoguchi, S, Taniguchi, Y, Kato, H, Okazaki, T, Strobl, L J, Zimber-Strobl, U, ...

RBP-Jkappa is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein which plays a central role in signalling downstream of the Notch receptor by physically interacting with its intracellular region. Although at...

Occurrence of respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A and B strains in Japan, 1980 to 1987.

Tsutsumi, H, Onuma, M, Suga, K, Honjo, T, Chiba, Y, Chiba, S, ...

The subgroup characteristics of 71 strains of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated in Sapporo, Japan, during 5 epidemic years from 1980 to 1987 were determined by the use of 17 monoclonal...

Immunoglobulin A antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus structural proteins in colostrum and milk.

Tsutsumi, H, Honjo, T, Nagai, K, Chiba, Y, Chiba, S, Tsugawa, S

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) structural proteins in colostrum and milk was investigated by a radioimmunoprecipitation assay. By using...

Differentiation of an interleukin 3-dependent precursor B-cell clone into immunoglobulin-producing cells in vitro.

Kinashi, T, Inaba, K, Tsubata, T, Tashiro, K, Palacios, R, Honjo, T

Precursors to B-cell lines with immunoglobulin genes in the germ-line context have been shown to be capable of generating mature B cells in vivo. We report here that an interleukin 3-dependent...

Characterization of high-affinity receptors for interleukin 5 on interleukin 5-dependent cell lines.

Mita, S, Tominaga, A, Hitoshi, Y, Sakamoto, K, Honjo, T, Akagi, M, ...

Interleukin 5 (IL-5) is a glycosylated polypeptide that acts as a key factor for B-cell growth and differentiation. We demonstrated previously that there are two classes (high and low affinity) of...

Immunoglobulin double-isotype expression by trans-mRNA in a human immunoglobulin transgenic mouse.

Shimizu, A, Nussenzweig, M C, Mizuta, T R, Leder, P, Honjo, T

We have studied immunoglobulin double-isotype expression in a transgenic mouse (TG.SA) in which expression of the endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus is almost completely excluded by a...

Human lymphocyte Fc receptor for IgE: sequence homology of its cloned cDNA with animal lectins.

Ikuta, K, Takami, M, Kim, C W, Honjo, T, Miyoshi, T, Tagaya, Y, ...

We have purified the human lymphocyte Fc receptor specific for IgE (Fc epsilon receptor) and its soluble form by using the anti-Fc epsilon receptor monoclonal antibody H107. Using an oligonucleotide...

Nucleotide sequences of immunoglobulin epsilon genes of chimpanzee and orangutan: DNA molecular clock and hominoid evolution.

Sakoyama, Y, Hong, K J, Byun, S M, Hisajima, H, Ueda, S, Yaoita, Y, ...

To determine the phylogenetic relationships among hominoids and the dates of their divergence, the complete nucleotide sequences of the constant region of the immunoglobulin epsilon-chain (C epsilon...

Interleukin 5, a T-cell-derived B-cell differentiation factor also induces cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

Takatsu, K, Kikuchi, Y, Takahashi, T, Honjo, T, Matsumoto, M, Harada, N, ...

We describe an interleukin, termed interleukin 5, that is the recombinant product previously referred to as T-cell-replacing factor (TRF), B-cell growth factor II (BCGF II), or killer-helper factor...

Production of a monoclonal antibody useful in the molecular characterization of murine T-cell-replacing factor/B-cell growth factor II.

Harada, N, Takahashi, T, Matsumoto, M, Kinashi, T, Ohara, J, Kikuchi, Y, ...

T-cell-replacing factor (TRF) is a T-cell-derived factor required for terminal differentiation of activated B cells to immunoglobulin-secreting cells. Previous studies have shown that a murine T-cell...

Recognition sequence of a highly conserved DNA binding protein RBP-J kappa.

Tun, T, Hamaguchi, Y, Matsunami, N, Furukawa, T, Honjo, T, Kawaichi, M

DNA binding specificity of the RBP-J kappa protein was extensively examined. The mouse RBP-J kappa protein was originally isolated as a nuclear protein binding to the J kappa type V(D)J recombination...

Isolation of cDNA encoding a binding protein specific to 5'-phosphorylated single-stranded DNA with G-rich sequences.

Mizuta, T R, Fukita, Y, Miyoshi, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have isolated the cDNA encoding a binding protein to the sequence motif of the immunoglobulin S mu region by the southwestern method. The binding protein designated S mu bp-2 specifically binds to...

Site-directed mutagenesis study on DNA binding regions of the mouse homologue of Suppressor of Hairless, RBP-J kappa.

Chung, C N, Hamaguchi, Y, Honjo, T, Kawaichi, M

To map regions important for DNA binding of the mouse homologue of Suppressor of Hairless or RBP-J kappa protein, mutated mouse RBP-J kappa cDNAs were made by insertion of oligonucleotide linkers or...

Preferential transcription of HTLV-I LTR in cell-free extracts of human T cells producing HTLV-I viral proteins.

Matsunami, N, Siomi, H, Hatanaka, M, Yaoita, Y, Honjo, T

The promoters of the adenovirus 2 major late gene, the mouse beta-globin gene, the mouse immunoglobulin VH gene and the LTR of the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I were tested for their...

A joining-diversity-joining complex generated by inversion mechanism and a variable-diversity complex in the beta-chain gene of the human T-cell receptor.

Ikuta, K, Ogura, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have analysed an inactive allele of the beta-chain gene of the T-cell receptor in a human T-cell line HPB-ALL. Comparison with germline sequences showed that HPB-ALL has a joining (J)-diversity...

Cloning of mouse immunoglobulin epsilon gene and its location within the heavy chain gene cluster.

Nishida, Y, Kataoka, T, Ishida, N, Nakai, S, Kishimoto, T, Böttcher, I, ...

Mouse immunoglobulin epsilon chain gene was cloned from DNA of a hybridoma producing anti-dinitrophenyl IgE, which was constructed by fusing a spleen cell of a BALB/c mouse with a variant clone of...

Structure of a rearranged gamma 1 chain gene and its implication to immunoglobulin class-switch mechanism.

Obata, M, Kataoka, T, Nakai, S, Yamagishi, H, Takahashi, N, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, ...

An expressed gene for gamma 1 chain of MC 101 myeloma was cloned from a phage library containing partial EcoRI digests of MC 101 DNA. The cloned DNA was analyzed by restriction enzyme cleavage,...

Isolation and characterization of endonuclease J: a sequence-specific endonuclease cleaving immunoglobulin genes.

Kataoka, T, Kondo, S, Nishi, M, Kodaira, M, Honjo, T

An endonuclease activity which cleaves close to the recombination sites of the immunoglobulin JK segments was found in extracts of chicken bursa of Fabricius and characterized after partial...

Immunoglobulin switch region-like sequences in Drosophila melanogaster.

Sakoyama, Y, Yaoita, Y, Honjo, T

We found immunoglobulin switch (S) region-like sequences in DNAs of wide variety of organisms including sea urchin, yeast and Drosophila that do not produce immunoglobulins. DNA fragments carrying...

Molecular cloning and structure of the human interleukin 2 receptor gene.

Ishida, N, Kanamori, H, Noma, T, Nikaido, T, Sabe, H, Suzuki, N, ...

We have cloned the IL-2 receptor gene from human genomic DNA libraries using IL-2 receptor cDNA as probe. The genomic DNA segments that hybridized with cDNA were subcloned in M13 phages and their...

Complete nucleotide sequence of mouse immunoglobulin mu gene and comparison with other immunoglobulin heavy chain genes.

Kawakami, T, Takahashi, N, Honjo, T

We have determined the complete nucleotides sequence (2168 bases) of the immunoglobulin mu gene cloned from newborn mouse DNA. The cloned 13kb fragment contained the entire constant region gene...

Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequencing of human immunoglobulin epsilon chain cDNA.

Seno, M, Kurokawa, T, Ono, Y, Onda, H, Sasada, R, Igarashi, K, ...

DNA complementary to mRNA of human immunoglobulin E heavy chain (epsilon chain) isolated and purified from U266 cells has been synthesized and inserted into the PstI site of pBR322 by G-C tailing....

Expression of human immunoglobulin E epsilon chain cDNA in E. coli.

Kurokawa, T, Seno, M, Sasada, R, Ono, Y, Onda, H, Igarashi, K, ...

Using the cDNA of human epsilon chain, three expression plasmids that code directly the constant portion of the epsilon chain (C epsilon 1-C epsilon 4, C epsilon 2-C epsilon 4 and C epsilon 3-C...

Common terminal repeats of the macronuclear DNA are absent from the micronuclear DNA in hypotrichous ciliate, Stylonychia pustulata.

Oka, Y, Honjo, T

Comparison of nucleotide sequences of a macronuclear DNA and its micronuclear counterpart of a hypotrichous ciliate, Stylonychia pustulata, demonstrates that common terminal repeats (C4A4) of the...

The D-JH complex is an intermediate to the complete immunoglobulin heavy-chain V-region gene.

Yaoita, Y, Matsunami, N, Choi, C Y, Sugiyama, H, Kishimoto, T, Honjo, T

We have examined the organization of the immunoglobulin JH segments in three clones derived from a single Abelson murine leukemia virus-transformed cell. Cloning and nucleotide sequence analyses of...

The complete nucleotide sequence of mouse immunoglobin gamma 2a gene and evolution of heavy chain genes: further evidence for intervening sequence-mediated domain transfer.

Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence (1990 base pairs) of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 2a gene, and compared it with the sequences of other gamma subclass genes so far sequenced, i.e....

Cloning of human immunoglobulin mu gene and comparison with mouse mu gene.

Takahashi, N, Nakai, S, Honjo, T

We have cloned a 12 kb DNA segment containing human mu gene and its flanking sequence from human fetal liver DNA library using mouse mu gene as a probe. Partial nucleotide sequence determination...

Deletion of human JK segments by site-specific recombination recognizing the conserved nonamer and heptamer sequences.

Nakatani, T, Horigome, K, Nomura, N, Kondo, T, Ohtsuka, H, Noguchi, H, ...

Mapping and partial sequencing of the productive K chain genomic DNA of FK-001 demonstrated a 1.8-kb deletion including the JK2, JK3, JK4, and JK5 segments. This deletion occurred between the...

Purification and characterization of a protein that binds to the recombination signal sequence of the immunoglobulin J kappa segment.

Hamaguchi, Y, Matsunami, N, Yamamoto, Y, Honjo, T

A protein that binds to the recombination signal sequence (RS) of the immunoglobulin J kappa segment was purified almost to homogeneity from the nuclear extract of a murine pre-B cell line 38B9. A...

Nucleotide sequence of mouse IL-2 receptor cDNA and its comparison with the human IL-2 receptor sequence.

Shimuzu, A, Kondo, S, Takeda, S, Yodoi, J, Ishida, N, Sabe, H, ...

We have cloned cDNA encoding the mouse interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor from a murine T cell line, CTLL using human IL-2 receptor cDNA as probe. COS 7 cells transfected with the cDNA expressed the...

Nucleotide sequences of gene segments encoding membrane domains of immunoglobulin gamma chains.

Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Nakai, S, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

The nucleotide sequences of the exons encoding membrane-bound IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b of mouse were determined and compared with the sequence of membrane-bound IgM. The sequences indicate that...

Cloning of human immunoglobulin epsilon chain genes: evidence for multiple C epsilon genes.

Nishida, Y, Miki, T, Hisajima, H, Honjo, T

An active human epsilon chain gene was cloned from a phage library containing partial EcoRI digests of IgE-producing myeloma DNA, using the human JH (joining) gene fragment as a probe. The epsilon...

A T15-idiotype-positive T suppressor hybridoma does not use the T15 VH gene segment.

Nakanishi, K, Sugimura, K, Yaoita, Y, Maeda, K, Kashiwamura, S, Honjo, T, ...

The T suppressive factor (TsF) released from a T15-idiotype-positive phosphocholine (PCho)-specific T hybridoma, F18-3-4, which was formed by fusion between BALB/c T cells and BW5147 thymoma, was...

Rearrangement of immunoglobulin gamma 1-chain gene and mechanism for heavy-chain class switch.

Kataoka, T, Kawakami, T, Takahashi, N, Honjo, T

Cloning and nucleotide sequence determination suggest that the rearranged gamma 1-chain gene in a gamma 1-chain-producing myeloma a-pears to be formed by the recombination between the 5' flanking...

Nucleotide sequence divergence of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 1 and gamma 2b chain genes and the hypothesis of intervening sequence-mediated domain transfer.

Miyata, T, Yasunaga, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Obata, M, Honjo, T

The nucleotide sequences of the constant portions of mouse immunoglobulin gamma 1 and gamma 2b genes were compared. A remarkable homology was found in a long (about 500 nucleotides) continuous...

The recombination signal sequence-binding protein RBP-2N functions as a transcriptional repressor.

Dou, S, Zeng, X, Cortes, P, Erdjument-Bromage, H, Tempst, P, Honjo, T, ...

We have identified a cellular protein, RBP-2N, a presumed recombinase, as a repressor of transcription. Inhibition of transcription by RBP-2N was dependent on its DNA recognition site and was...

Molecular characterization of novel reciprocal translocation t(6;14) in an Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell precursor.

Otsu, M, Katamine, S, Uno, M, Yamaki, M, Ono, Y, Klein, G, ...

An in vitro culture of FLEB14 cells, an Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B cell precursor containing the germ line immunoglobulin genes, gave rise to a uniclonally expanded variant, FLEB14 delta 3,...

Molecular basis for two different affinity states of the interleukin 2 receptor: affinity conversion model.

Kondo, S, Shimizu, A, Saito, Y, Kinoshita, M, Honjo, T

Two affinity species of the interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor are different states of a single receptor molecule. We assumed that a binary complex between the IL-2 receptor and another...

Preferential rearrangement of the immunoglobulin kappa chain joining region J kappa 1 and J kappa 2 segments in mouse spleen DNA.

Nishi, M, Kataoka, T, Honjo, T

The V kappa-KpnI family, which constitutes approximately equal to 36% of mouse kappa chain variable region gene (V kappa) segments, conserves the Kpn I site (G-G-T-A-C-C) at the position...

Low frequency of somatic mutation in beta-chain variable region genes of human T-cell receptors.

Ikuta, K, Ogura, T, Shimizu, A, Honjo, T

We have cloned three pairs of rearranged and germ-line variable region (V beta) genes of the beta chain of the human T-cell receptor from the cell lines ATL2, ATL12, and MT-1 of patients with adult...

Rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (VH) pseudogene that deletes the second complementarity-determining region.

Takahashi, N, Noma, T, Honjo, T

We have cloned two rearranged heavy chain variable region (VH) genes from the IgG-producing human cell line CESS. The VH gene, which is linked to the mu chain constant region (C mu) gene, has two...

Isolation of cDNA clones specifying the fourth component of mouse complement and its isotype, sex-limited protein.

Nonaka, M, Takahashi, M, Natsuume-Sakai, S, Nonaka, M, Tanaka, S, Shimizu, A, ...

cDNA clones specific for the fourth component of mouse complement (C4) and its hormonally regulated isotype, sex-linked protein (Slp), were isolated using as a probe a 20-mer synthetic...

Polymorphisms of a human variable heavy chain gene show linkage with constant heavy chain genes.

Johnson, M J, Natali, A M, Cann, H M, Honjo, T, Cavalli-Sforza, L L

In this study, restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were identified with an immunoglobulin variable heavy chain region (Ig VH) probe and the inheritance of the polymorphisms was analyzed...

Organization of immunoglobulin heavy chain genes and allelic deletion model.

Honjo, T, Kataoka, T

We have assessed the number of times the gene sequence encoding constant regions of mouse immunoglobulin heavy chains gamma1, gamma2a, and gamma3 are represented in the mouse genome by hybridization...

Multiple DNA fragment polymorphisms associated with immunoglobulin mu chain switch-like regions in man.

Migone, N, Feder, J, Cann, H, Van West, B, Hwang, J, Takahashi, N, ...

DNA probes containing the switch region (S) associated with the human immunoglobulin heavy chain mu gene were used to investigate polymorphisms in the germ-line human DNA. Six polymorphisms, detected...

Escherichia coli extract-catalyzed recombination in switch regions of mouse immunoglobulin genes.

Kataoka, T, Takeda, S, Honjo, T

We have shown that Escherichia coli extracts catalyze recombination between mouse immunoglobulin mu and alpha genes inserted separately in lambda phage vectors carrying different genetic markers....

Structure of the human immunoglobulin C epsilon 2 gene, a truncated pseudogene: implications for its evolutionary origin.

Hisajima, H, Nishida, Y, Nakai, S, Takahashi, N, Ueda, S, Honjo, T

Cloning of the overlapping DNA fragments together with Southern hybridization experiments showed the organization of the human C epsilon and C alpha gene cluster as 5'-C epsilon 2-14 kilobases-C...

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 exerts its transactivating function through interaction with recombination signal binding protein RBP-J kappa, the homologue of Drosophila Suppressor of Hairless.

Zimber-Strobl, U, Strobl, L J, Meitinger, C, Hinrichs, R, Sakai, T, Furukawa, T, ...

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA-2) plays a crucial role in B cell immortalization by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), most probably by its ability to transactivate several cellular and viral...

A truncated immunoglobulin epsilon pseudogene is found in gorilla and man but not in chimpanzee.

Ueda, S, Takenaka, O, Honjo, T

Molecular genetic analyses of the young pseudogenes of the immunoglobulin C epsilon genes were carried out to obtain qualitative evidence for the phylogenetic branching pattern of hominoid primates....

Cloning immunoglobulin gamma 2b chain gene of mouse: characterization and partial sequence determination.

Kataoka, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Yamagishi, H, Honjo, T

DNA from newborn mice was digested with restriction endonuclease EcoRI, and a 6.6-kilobase fragment encoding immunoglobulin gamma 2b chain mRNA derived from MPC 11 myeloma was enriched about 100-fold...

Organization of Immunoglobulin Genes: Reiteration Frequency of the Mouse κ Chain Constant Region Gene

Honjo, T., Packman, S., Swan, D., Nau, M., Leder, P.

Hybridization kinetic analyses with synthetic DNA indicate that there are only two to three copies of the κ constant region gene per haploid genome. This result lends weight to the argument that the...

Phenotypic conversion of T lymphoblastic lymphoma to acute biphenotypic leukemia composed of lymphoblasts and myeloblasts. Molecular genetic evidence of the same clonal origin.

Nosaka, T, Ohno, H, Doi, S, Fukuhara, S, Miwa, H, Kita, K, ...

Acute biphenotypic leukemia composed of lymphoblasts and myeloblasts developed in a patient with T lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) who had an anterior mediastinal mass. A novel myeloid cell line,...

Differentiation of growth signal requirement of B lymphocyte precursor is directed by expression of immunoglobulin.

Era, T, Ogawa, M, Nishikawa, S, Okamoto, M, Honjo, T, Akagi, K, ...

During B cell differentiation, at least three stages can be defined in terms of their growth signal requirement by using two different growth signals, which are recombinant interleukin 7 (IL-7) and a...

Physical map of the 3' region of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain locus: clustering of autoantibody-related variable segments in one haplotype.

Shin, E K, Matsuda, F, Nagaoka, H, Fukita, Y, Imai, T, Yokoyama, K, ...

We have constructed the physical map of the 3' region of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (VH) genes. DNA segments extending to 200 kb upstream of the JH segment were isolated in...

Dispersed localization of D segments in the human immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus.

Matsuda, F, Lee, K H, Nakai, S, Sato, T, Kodaira, M, Zong, S Q, ...

We have studied the organization of the human immunoglobulin heavy-chain genes by pulse field gel electrophoresis as well as by isolation of cosmid clones. The total length of the heavy-chain...

Expression of murine interleukin 7 in a murine glioma cell line results in reduced tumorigenicity in vivo.

Aoki, T, Tashiro, K, Miyatake, S, Kinashi, T, Nakano, T, Oda, Y, ...

We have examined the immunoregulatory effect of local and continuous secretion of interleukin 7 (IL-7) from murine glioma cells (203-glioma) engineered by murine IL-7 gene transfection. Secretion of...

Establishment of an interleukin-5-dependent subclone from an interleukin-3-dependent murine hemopoietic progenitor cell line, LyD9, and its malignant transformation by autocrine secretion of interleukin-5.

Tohyama, K, Lee, K H, Tashiro, K, Kinashi, T, Honjo, T

An interleukin-5 (IL-5)-dependent subclone, K-5, was established from an IL-3-dependent murine hemopoietic progenitor cell line by co-culturing with bone marrow stroma cells. K-5 cells were induced...

HTLV-1 p27rex stabilizes human interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain mRNA.

Kanamori, H, Suzuki, N, Siomi, H, Nosaka, T, Sato, A, Sabe, H, ...

Expression of the pX gene products (p40tax, p27rex and p21X-III) of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), which is known to be a causative agent of adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia, induces...

Organization of variable region segments of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain: duplication of the D5 cluster within the locus and interchromosomal translocation of variable region segments.

Matsuda, F, Shin, E K, Hirabayashi, Y, Nagaoka, H, Yoshida, M C, Zong, S Q, ...

We have studied the organization of variable region (V) genes of the human immunoglobulin heavy chain (H) by cosmid cloning. We isolated two independent immunoglobulin D5 clusters (D5-a and D5-b)...

The nucleotide sequence of the mouse immunoglobulin epsilon gene: comparison with the human epsilon gene sequence.

Ishida, N, Ueda, S, Hayashida, H, Miyata, T, Honjo, T

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the immunoglobulin epsilon gene cloned from newborn mouse DNA. The epsilon gene sequence allows prediction of the amino acid sequence of the constant...

Long terminal repeat-like elements flank a human immunoglobulin epsilon pseudogene that lacks introns.

Ueda, S, Nakai, S, Nishida, Y, Hisajima, H, Honjo, T

There are at least three immunoglobulin epsilon genes (C epsilon 1, C epsilon 2, and C epsilon 3) in the human genome. The nucleotide sequences of the expressed epsilon gene (C epsilon 1) and one (C...

Induced expression of PD-1, a novel member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily, upon programmed cell death.

Ishida, Y, Agata, Y, Shibahara, K, Honjo, T

The classical type of programmed cell death is characterized by its dependence on de novo RNA and protein synthesis and morphological features of apoptosis. We confirmed that stimulated 2B4.11 (a...

Genomic structure of HTLV (human T-cell leukemia virus): detection of defective genome and its amplification in MT-2 cells.

Kobayashi, N, Konishi, H, Sabe, H, Shigesada, K, Noma, T, Honjo, T, ...

We studied the genomic structure of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) in the HTLV producer cell line MT-2. Southern blotting revealed that at least eight HTLV proviruses were integrated in the...

Concerted evolution of the mouse immunoglobulin gamma chain genes.

Hayashida, H, Miyata, T, Yamawaki-Kataoka, Y, Honjo, T, Wels, J, Blattner, F

The nucleotide sequences of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain constant region genes of mouse, C gamma 3, C gamma 1, C gamma 2b and C gamma 2a, together with that of a human equivalent C gamma 4 were...

Induction of skin fibrosis in mice expressing a mutated fibrillin-1 gene.

Saito, S., Nishimura, H., Phelps, R. G., Wolf, I., Suzuki, M., Honjo, T., ...

BACKGROUND: Tight skin mice (TSK) bear a mutated Fibrillin-1 (Fbn-1) gene. Genetic studies show that the TSK mutation is closely associated with the Fbn-1 locus (0-0.7 cM). A previous study showed...

Regulation of B‐1 cell activation and its autoantibody production by Lyn kinase‐regulated signallings

Ochi, H, Takeshita, H, Suda, T, Nisitani, S, Honjo, T, Watanabe, T

The src‐family protein tyrosine kinase, Lyn, has been reported to play a crucial role in the regulation of B‐cell antigen receptor (BCR)‐mediated signalling. To elucidate the role of Lyn in the...