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Biosignaling and
Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
Chimeric mice were prepared from embryonic stem cells transfected with IgH genes as transgenes and RAG-2-deficient blastocysts for the purpose of identifying the cis-acting elements responsible for the induction of somatic hypermutation. Among the three transgene constructs used, the VH promoter, the rearranged VH-D-JH, an intron enhancer/matrix attachment region, and human Cµ were common to all, but the 3'-untranslated region in each construct was different. After immunization of mice with a T cell-dependent Ag, the distribution and frequency of hypermutation in transgenes were analyzed. The transgene lacking the 3' untranslated region showed a marginal degree of hypermutation. Addition of the 3' enhancer resulted in a slight increase in the number of mutations. However, the transgene containing DNase I-sensitive regions 3b and 4 in addition to the 3' enhancer showed more than a 10-fold increase in hypermutation, reaching levels comparable to those observed in endogenous VH186.2 genes of C57BL/6 mice.
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