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The RAG1 N-terminal region regulates the efficiency and pathways of synapsis for V(D)J recombination
Beilinson HA, Glynn RA, Yadavalli AD, Xiao J, Corbett E, Saribasak H, Arya R, Miot C, Bhattacharyya A, Jones JM, Pongubala JMR, Bassing CH, Schatz DG. The RAG1 N-terminal region regulates the efficiency and pathways of synapsis for V(D)J recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20210250. PMID: 34402853, PMCID: PMC8374863, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210250.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
V(D)J Recombination: Mechanisms of Initiation
Schatz DG, Swanson PC. V(D)J Recombination: Mechanisms of Initiation. Annual Review Of Genetics 2011, 45: 167-202. PMID: 21854230, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-110410-132552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-DNA complexesUbiquitin ligase activityHistone recognitionDomain organizationRAG proteinsRAG2 proteinsLigase activityT-cell receptor genesRecombination signalsDNA breaksHeptamer sequenceLymphocyte developmentDNA breakageDNA cleavageGene segmentsFunctional significanceProper repairReceptor geneRAG1ProteinRecombinationMechanism of initiationComplexesRecent advancesGenes