Statistical inference of the generation probability of T-cell receptors from sequence repertoires

Stochastic rearrangement of germline V-, D-, and J-genes to create variable coding sequence for certain cell surface receptors is at the origin of immune system diversity. This process, known as "VDJ recombination", is implemented via a series of stochastic molecular events involving gene...

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Vydané v:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Ročník 109; číslo 40; s. 16161
Hlavní autori: Murugan, Anand, Mora, Thierry, Walczak, Aleksandra M, Callan, Jr, Curtis G
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States 02.10.2012
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Adaptive Immunity - genetics
Algorithms
Antibody Diversity - genetics
Base Sequence
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - metabolism
Computational Biology - methods
Genes, T-Cell Receptor beta - genetics
Humans
Likelihood Functions
Models, Biological
Molecular Sequence Data
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
V(D)J Recombination - genetics
ISSN:1091-6490, 1091-6490
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Shrnutí:Stochastic rearrangement of germline V-, D-, and J-genes to create variable coding sequence for certain cell surface receptors is at the origin of immune system diversity. This process, known as "VDJ recombination", is implemented via a series of stochastic molecular events involving gene choices and random nucleotide insertions between, and deletions from, genes. We use large sequence repertoires of the variable CDR3 region of human CD4+ T-cell receptor beta chains to infer the statistical properties of these basic biochemical events. Because any given CDR3 sequence can be produced in multiple ways, the probability distribution of hidden recombination events cannot be inferred directly from the observed sequences; we therefore develop a maximum likelihood inference method to achieve this end. To separate the properties of the molecular rearrangement mechanism from the effects of selection, we focus on nonproductive CDR3 sequences in T-cell DNA. We infer the joint distribution of the various generative events that occur when a new T-cell receptor gene is created. We find a rich picture of correlation (and absence thereof), providing insight into the molecular mechanisms involved. The generative event statistics are consistent between individuals, suggesting a universal biochemical process. Our probabilistic model predicts the generation probability of any specific CDR3 sequence by the primitive recombination process, allowing us to quantify the potential diversity of the T-cell repertoire and to understand why some sequences are shared between individuals. We argue that the use of formal statistical inference methods, of the kind presented in this paper, will be essential for quantitative understanding of the generation and evolution of diversity in the adaptive immune system.
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ISSN:1091-6490
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DOI:10.1073/pnas.1212755109