2005
Biochemistry of V(D)J Recombination
Schatz DG, Spanopoulou E. Biochemistry of V(D)J Recombination. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2005, 290: 49-85. PMID: 16480039, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26363-2_4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
A Basic Motif in the N-Terminal Region of RAG1 Enhances V(D)J Recombination Activity
McMahan C, Difilippantonio M, Rao N, Spanopoulou E, Schatz D. A Basic Motif in the N-Terminal Region of RAG1 Enhances V(D)J Recombination Activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1997, 17: 4544-4552. PMID: 9234712, PMCID: PMC232308, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.8.4544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic amino acid motifN-terminal regionSite-specific DNA recognitionRecombination activityCell-specific componentsComponent gene segmentsExtrachromosomal recombination substratesAmino acid motifsAmino acids 216Site-specific recombination reactionAntigen receptor genesEvolutionary conservationNuclear transportRAG2 proteinsRAG1 proteinRecombination functionsRecombination substratesDeletion analysisDNA recognitionEnzymatic machineryAcid motifFurther mutagenesisSRP-1N-terminusRAG1