2021
Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator
Yang Y, Liu C, Zhou W, Shi W, Chen M, Zhang B, Schatz DG, Hu Y, Liu B. Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2702. PMID: 33976201, PMCID: PMC8113463, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22990-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic VectorsModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant ProteinsTranscription Elongation, GeneticTranscription Initiation, GeneticConceptsMerR family regulatorsFamily regulatorCryo-electron microscopy structureBacterial RNA polymerase holoenzymeRegulation of transcriptionRNA polymerase holoenzymePromoter openingTranscription regulationMicroscopy structureTranscription initiationPolymerase holoenzymeRNA elongationTranscriptional regulatorsMerR familyDNA remodelingSpacer DNAPromoter recognitionPromoter elementsCellular signalsSpacer promoterInitial transcriptionTranscription processTranscriptionPromoterRegulator
2016
RAG1 targeting in the genome is dominated by chromatin interactions mediated by the non-core regions of RAG1 and RAG2
Maman Y, Teng G, Seth R, Kleinstein SH, Schatz DG. RAG1 targeting in the genome is dominated by chromatin interactions mediated by the non-core regions of RAG1 and RAG2. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 9624-9637. PMID: 27436288, PMCID: PMC5175335, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationGenomeGenomic InstabilityHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMiceNucleotide MotifsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombination, GeneticV(D)J RecombinationConceptsAntigen receptor lociNon-core regionsReceptor locusPlant homeodomain (PHD) fingerChIP-seq dataWide bindingChromatin interactionsAdditional chromatinLysine 4Off-target activityGenomic featuresHistone 3Novel roleRAG1LociChromatinGenomeRAG2Observed patternsDistinct modesBindingH3K4me3H3K27acEndonucleaseRelative contribution
2010
Promoters, enhancers, and transcription target RAG1 binding during V(D)J recombination
Ji Y, Little AJ, Banerjee JK, Hao B, Oltz EM, Krangel MS, Schatz DG. Promoters, enhancers, and transcription target RAG1 binding during V(D)J recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 2809-2816. PMID: 21115692, PMCID: PMC3005232, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20101136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNAEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGene RearrangementGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenotypeHistonesHMGB1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaRecombination, GeneticTranscription, GeneticVDJ Recombinases
2006
Control of gene conversion and somatic hypermutation by immunoglobulin promoter and enhancer sequences
Yang SY, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. Control of gene conversion and somatic hypermutation by immunoglobulin promoter and enhancer sequences. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 2919-2928. PMID: 17178919, PMCID: PMC2118177, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20061835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActinsAnimalsB-LymphocytesBacteriophage T7Cell Line, TumorCytidine DeaminaseEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene ConversionGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Immunoglobulin Light ChainImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin MMutationPeptide Elongation Factor 1Promoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTranscription, GeneticTransfection