2013
A Critical Context-Dependent Role for E Boxes in the Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation
McDonald JJ, Alinikula J, Buerstedde JM, Schatz DG. A Critical Context-Dependent Role for E Boxes in the Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 191: 1556-1566. PMID: 23836058, PMCID: PMC3735716, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesBinding SitesCells, CulturedChickensCytidine DeaminaseDNA, RecombinantE-Box ElementsEnhancer Elements, GeneticGenes, Immunoglobulin Light ChainGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMutationProtein BindingSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTranscription Factor 3TransfectionTransgenesConceptsE-boxSomatic hypermutationChicken DT40 B cellsDT40 B cellsNon-Ig lociOff-target mutationsActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseContext-dependent roleShort DNA sequencesSequence motifsDNA sequencesTarget genesIg genesSequence contextAffinity of AbsDNA damageCytidine deaminaseRepertoire diversificationMutationsGenesMotifSequenceFunctional hierarchyHypermutationAg stimulation
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