TR_J_pseudogene

Term ID

SO:0002104

Synonyms

• T cell receptor J pseudogene
• T cell receptor Joining pseudogene
• T_cell_receptor_J_pseudogene
• T_cell_receptor_Joining_pseudogene
• TR J pseudogene

Definition

A pseudogenic joining region which closely resembles a known functional T receptor (TR) joining gene but in which the coding region has stop codons, frameshift mutations or a mutation that effects the initiation codon that rearranges at the DNA level and codes the joining region of the variable domain of an immunoglobulin chain.

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology