2010
Sin1-mTORC2 Suppresses rag and il7r Gene Expression through Akt2 in B Cells
Lazorchak AS, Liu D, Facchinetti V, Di Lorenzo A, Sessa WC, Schatz DG, Su B. Sin1-mTORC2 Suppresses rag and il7r Gene Expression through Akt2 in B Cells. Molecular Cell 2010, 39: 433-443. PMID: 20705244, PMCID: PMC2957800, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell Line, TransformedDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Interleukin-7Signal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsB cell developmentGene expressionCell developmentRAG gene expressionMTOR complex 2FOXO1 transcriptional activityPI3K signalingMTOR inhibitor rapamycinTranscriptional activityKey regulatorB cellsMolecular mechanismsInhibitor rapamycinK signalingCell survivalFoxO1 phosphorylationMammalian targetRecombinase activityPI3KIL-7 receptorAkt2SignalingRapamycinExpressionCellsThe In Vivo Pattern of Binding of RAG1 and RAG2 to Antigen Receptor Loci
Ji Y, Resch W, Corbett E, Yamane A, Casellas R, Schatz DG. The In Vivo Pattern of Binding of RAG1 and RAG2 to Antigen Receptor Loci. Cell 2010, 141: 419-431. PMID: 20398922, PMCID: PMC2879619, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJ gene segmentsRAG proteinsGene segmentsSignal sequenceLineage-specific mannerAntigen receptor lociRecombination signal sequencesLysine 4Active chromatinRAG2 bindThousands of sitesHistone 3Receptor locusDevelopmental stagesD gene segmentsDiscrete sitesCritical initial stepVivo patternRAG1BindingRAG2Beta JProteinRecombinationSpecific binding
2006
Origins of peripheral B cells in IL-7 receptor-deficient mice
Hesslein DG, Yang SY, Schatz DG. Origins of peripheral B cells in IL-7 receptor-deficient mice. Molecular Immunology 2006, 43: 326-334. PMID: 16310046, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2005.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-7Ralpha-deficient miceB cell populationsB cellsBone marrowSplenic B cellsIL-7RalphaCell percentageIL-7 receptor-deficient miceCell populationsReceptor-deficient micePeripheral B cellsSplenic B cell populationSpleens of adultBone marrow-derived B cellsReceptor alpha geneEarly lymphoid differentiationAdult bone marrowSplenic populationsPeripheral BNeonatal developmentB cell developmentFollicular cellsMarrowMiceFetal liver
2004
B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5
Johnson K, Pflugh DL, Yu D, Hesslein DG, Lin KI, Bothwell AL, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Schatz DG, Calame K. B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5. Nature Immunology 2004, 5: 853-861. PMID: 15258579, PMCID: PMC1635547, DOI: 10.1038/ni1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineageCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHematopoietic Stem CellsHistonesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionLysineMethylationMiceModels, ImmunologicalMolecular Sequence DataPAX5 Transcription FactorPrecipitin TestsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsH3-K9 methylationDJH recombinationVH locusHistone 3 lysine 9 methylationLysine 9 methylationFunction of Pax5Non-B lineage cellsB cell-specific lossB cell commitmentHistone exchangeInactive chromatinLysine 9Histone H3Transcription factorsCell commitmentCell-specific lossInhibitory modificationMethylationLineage cellsLociPAX5B cellsHeavy chain rearrangementRecombinationChain rearrangementNew concepts in the regulation of an ancient reaction: transposition by RAG1/RAG2
Chatterji M, Tsai C, Schatz DG. New concepts in the regulation of an ancient reaction: transposition by RAG1/RAG2. Immunological Reviews 2004, 200: 261-271. PMID: 15242411, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2004.00167.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGene Rearrangement, T-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsMiceRecombination, GeneticTranslocation, GeneticTransposasesVDJ RecombinasesConceptsRAG proteinsRecombination-activating gene 1Transposition activityAntigen receptor lociDNA double-stand breaksRAG1/RAG2Lymphoid-specific factorsDouble-stand breaksEndonuclease activityGene 1Chromosomal translocationsVariety of mechanismsProteinSpecific sitesRAG2Ancient reactionRecombinationRecent studiesGenomeV(D)J recombination
Schatz DG. V(D)J recombination. Immunological Reviews 2004, 200: 5-11. PMID: 15242391, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2004.00173.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGene Rearrangement, T-LymphocyteGenes, RAG-1HumansNuclear ProteinsVDJ Recombinases
2002
Evidence of a critical architectural function for the RAG proteins in end processing, protection, and joining in V(D)J recombination
Tsai CL, Drejer AH, Schatz DG. Evidence of a critical architectural function for the RAG proteins in end processing, protection, and joining in V(D)J recombination. Genes & Development 2002, 16: 1934-1949. PMID: 12154124, PMCID: PMC186421, DOI: 10.1101/gad.984502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlanineAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCell LineCysteineDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGenes, RAG-1Glutamic AcidHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationPhenotypeProtein Interaction MappingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombination, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidSerineSubstrate SpecificityVDJ Recombinases
2001
Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control
Hesslein D, Fields P, Schatz D. Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 825-826. PMID: 11526394, DOI: 10.1038/ni0901-825.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Developing B-cell theories
Schatz D. Developing B-cell theories. Nature 1999, 400: 615-617. PMID: 10458155, DOI: 10.1038/23134.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1998
Transposition mediated by RAG1 and RAG2 and its implications for the evolution of the immune system
Agrawal A, Eastman Q, Schatz D. Transposition mediated by RAG1 and RAG2 and its implications for the evolution of the immune system. Nature 1998, 394: 744-751. PMID: 9723614, DOI: 10.1038/29457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesBinding SitesB-LymphocytesCatalysisCell LineDNADNA Transposable ElementsDNA, CircularDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, MicrobialEvolution, MolecularGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGene Rearrangement, T-LymphocyteHigh Mobility Group ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsImmune SystemMiceMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombination, GeneticRestriction MappingTransposasesVertebratesConceptsT-cell receptor genesRecombination signalsSequence-specific DNA recognitionAncestral receptor geneComponent gene segmentsSite-specific recombination reactionPiece of DNAEvolutionary divergenceJawless vertebratesRecombination-activating geneTransposable elementsDNA recognitionRetroviral integrationGermline insertionDNA moleculesGenesShort duplicationsDNA cleavageRAG1Gene segmentsTransposition reactionRAG2Receptor geneTarget DNA moleculesTarget DNA
1997
Coding Joint Formation in a Cell-Free V(D)J Recombination System
Leu T, Eastman Q, Schatz D. Coding Joint Formation in a Cell-Free V(D)J Recombination System. Immunity 1997, 7: 303-314. PMID: 9285414, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80532-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint formation
1995
Down-regulation of RAG1 and RAG2 gene expression in PreB cells after functional immunoglobulin heavy chain rearrangement
Grawunder U, Leu T, Schatz D, Werner A, Rolink A, Melchers F, Winkler T. Down-regulation of RAG1 and RAG2 gene expression in PreB cells after functional immunoglobulin heavy chain rearrangement. Immunity 1995, 3: 601-608. PMID: 7584150, DOI: 10.1016/1074-7613(95)90131-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRNA, MessengerConceptsRAG2 gene expressionPreB cellsGene expressionFunctional immunoglobulin genesPreB-II cellsPreB cell receptorB cell developmentCell cycle statusHeavy chain allelesRAG2 proteinsPostranscriptional levelImmature B cellsRAG genesGene productsTranscriptional levelProductive rearrangementsMouse bone marrowCell developmentDifferential surface expressionImmunoglobulin genesRAG1Cell surfaceRAG2 mRNAGenesCycle status
1994
Identifying differences in mRNA expression by representational difference analysis of cDNA
Hubank M, Schatz DG. Identifying differences in mRNA expression by representational difference analysis of cDNA. Nucleic Acids Research 1994, 22: 5640-5648. PMID: 7838717, PMCID: PMC310128, DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.25.5640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
RAG-1 and RAG-2, Adjacent Genes That Synergistically Activate V(D)J Recombination
Oettinger M, Schatz D, Gorka C, Baltimore D. RAG-1 and RAG-2, Adjacent Genes That Synergistically Activate V(D)J Recombination. Science 1990, 248: 1517-1523. PMID: 2360047, DOI: 10.1126/science.2360047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionCattleCell LineChickensCricetinaeDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDogsFemaleGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGene Rearrangement, T-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMiceMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid HybridizationOpossumsProteinsRabbitsRecombination, GeneticRestriction MappingTransfectionTurtlesVDJ RecombinasesConceptsRAG-2RAG-1Adjacent genesRecombinase activityFrequency of recombinationPutative proteinUntranslated sequenceSingle exonGenomic rearrangementsExpression patternsVast repertoireGenesComplementary DNAAmino acidsT cell receptorCell receptorRecombinationSequenceKilobasesExonsCotransfectionRecombinaseSpeciesProteinDNA