2012
AID-Targeting and Hypermutation of Non-Immunoglobulin Genes Does Not Correlate with Proximity to Immunoglobulin Genes in Germinal Center B Cells
Gramlich HS, Reisbig T, Schatz DG. AID-Targeting and Hypermutation of Non-Immunoglobulin Genes Does Not Correlate with Proximity to Immunoglobulin Genes in Germinal Center B Cells. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39601. PMID: 22768095, PMCID: PMC3387148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Ig genesC-MycIg genesAID targetingGerminal center B cellsDouble-strand break endsImportant regulatory elementsNon-immunoglobulin genesMYC transgeneHeavy chain geneRegulatory elementsBreak endsIg heavy chain genesIg lociHuman MYCGenesB cellsSuch translocationsImmunoglobulin lociImmunoglobulin genesTranslocation partnersChain geneHuman Burkitt lymphomaSomatic hypermutationNuclear position
2005
Histone Modifications Associated with Somatic Hypermutation
Odegard VH, Kim ST, Anderson SM, Shlomchik MJ, Schatz DG. Histone Modifications Associated with Somatic Hypermutation. Immunity 2005, 23: 101-110. PMID: 16039583, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2005.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsB-LymphocytesChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCpG IslandsDNA DamageDNA MethylationHistonesImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin lambda-ChainsImmunoglobulin Light ChainsMethylationMiceMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinConceptsClass switch recombinationSomatic hypermutationDistinct DNA damage responsesPhosphorylation of H2BHistone modification patternsDNA damage responseChromatin modificationsHistone modificationsKinase Mst1Histone H2BDamage responseHistone acetylationAcetylated H3Modification patternsPhosphorylated formIg lociSwitch recombinationImmunoglobulin lociH2BGammaH2AXLociHypermutationRecombinationHistonesH2AX