2013
Higher-Order Looping and Nuclear Organization of Tcra Facilitate Targeted RAG Cleavage and Regulated Rearrangement in Recombination Centers
Chaumeil J, Micsinai M, Ntziachristos P, Deriano L, Wang J, Ji Y, Nora EP, Rodesch MJ, Jeddeloh JA, Aifantis I, Kluger Y, Schatz DG, Skok JA. Higher-Order Looping and Nuclear Organization of Tcra Facilitate Targeted RAG Cleavage and Regulated Rearrangement in Recombination Centers. Cell Reports 2013, 3: 359-370. PMID: 23416051, PMCID: PMC3664546, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell NucleusDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic LociGenomic InstabilityHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaTumor Suppressor ProteinsV(D)J RecombinationConceptsAntigen receptor lociRegulated rearrangementsGenome stabilityNuclear organizationRAG cleavageRAG recombinaseNuclear accessibilityRAG bindingCellular transformationΑ locusRecombination eventsReceptor locusDiverse arrayCell receptorLociLoop formationTight controlRegulationCleavageFocal bindingGenetic anomaliesBindingKey determinantRearrangementTranscription
1998
Alternative splicing of rearranged T cell receptor δ sequences to the constant region of the α locus
Livák F, Schatz D. Alternative splicing of rearranged T cell receptor δ sequences to the constant region of the α locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 5694-5699. PMID: 9576946, PMCID: PMC20441, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.10.5694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalpha geneTCRalpha/delta locusT cell receptor alpha/delta locusDelta locusAlpha/delta locusProtein coding capacityTranscriptional controlAlternative splicingSplicing variationsDistinct functional capacitiesAlternative transcriptsDelta proteinΑ locusChimeric proteinConstant genesAlpha proteinGene-deficient miceCoding capacityGenesThymocyte developmentAlphabeta thymocytesNovel insightsTCRbeta chainLociDistinct diversity
1996
T-Cell Receptor α Locus V(D)J Recombination By-Products Are Abundant in Thymocytes and Mature T Cells
Livak F, Schatz D. T-Cell Receptor α Locus V(D)J Recombination By-Products Are Abundant in Thymocytes and Mature T Cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1996, 16: 609-618. PMID: 8552089, PMCID: PMC231040, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.2.609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDNA DamageGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorImmune SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Probe TechniquesMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaRecombination, GeneticThymus GlandT-LymphocytesConceptsRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceDNA moleculesAlpha locusTCR alpha/delta locusAlpha/delta locusBroken DNA moleculesReciprocal productsJ alpha locusTermination of expressionT-cell receptor α locusC delta regionTCR alpha locusSouthern blot analysisT cell developmentGenome integrityDNA existΑ locusQuantitative Southern blot analysisT-cell receptor genesCoding regionsDevelopmental transitionsLymphoid developmentDelta locusRAG-2