“…To generate first-strand cDNA, three C-region primers, kindly provided by Dr. D. Nugent (Orange County, CA), specific for anti-sense sequences of the C␥1, C , and C genes were used to amplify Ig-specific mRNA (7). The V domains of the ␥-, -, and -chains were amplified by RT-PCR using primers previously described by us (33) and Klentaq polymerase (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Quentin, France). Reactions were conducted using a Gene-Amp 9600 PCR system (PerkinElmer, Foster City, CA) and a denaturing cycle of 3 min at 95°C, 30 cycles of 30 s at 95°C, and 3 min at 68°C, completed with a final cycle of 5 min at 68°C.…”