2020
Nucleolar localization of RAG1 modulates V(D)J recombination activity
Brecht RM, Liu CC, Beilinson HA, Khitun A, Slavoff SA, Schatz DG. Nucleolar localization of RAG1 modulates V(D)J recombination activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 4300-4309. PMID: 32047031, PMCID: PMC7049140, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920021117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleolar localizationProximity-dependent biotin identificationRecombination activityDisruption of nucleoliDiscrete gene segmentsAntigen receptor lociPre-B cell linesNegative regulatory mechanismsN-terminal regionAmino acids 216Biotin identificationLocalization motifNucleolar associationProtein complexesNucleolar proteinsNucleolar sequestrationT-cell receptor genesRegulatory mechanismsNucleolar markerReceptor locusEfficient egressRAG1Amino acidsGene segmentsReceptor gene
2011
V(D)J Recombination: Mechanisms of Initiation
Schatz DG, Swanson PC. V(D)J Recombination: Mechanisms of Initiation. Annual Review Of Genetics 2011, 45: 167-202. PMID: 21854230, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-110410-132552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-DNA complexesUbiquitin ligase activityHistone recognitionDomain organizationRAG proteinsRAG2 proteinsLigase activityT-cell receptor genesRecombination signalsDNA breaksHeptamer sequenceLymphocyte developmentDNA breakageDNA cleavageGene segmentsFunctional significanceProper repairReceptor geneRAG1ProteinRecombinationMechanism of initiationComplexesRecent advancesGenes
2002
RAG1-DNA Binding in V(D)J Recombination SPECIFICITY AND DNA-INDUCED CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES REVEALED BY FLUORESCENCE AND CD SPECTROSCOPY*
Ciubotaru M, Ptaszek LM, Baker GA, Baker SN, Bright FV, Schatz DG. RAG1-DNA Binding in V(D)J Recombination SPECIFICITY AND DNA-INDUCED CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES REVEALED BY FLUORESCENCE AND CD SPECTROSCOPY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 278: 5584-5596. PMID: 12488446, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m209758200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesCircular DichroismCloning, MolecularDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEscherichia coliGenes, RAG-1Homeodomain ProteinsKineticsMiceOligodeoxyribonucleotidesProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsRecombination, GeneticSubstrate SpecificityTransfectionTransposasesVDJ RecombinasesConceptsRecombination signal sequencesConformational changesSynaptic complex formationAbsence of DNAAssembly of immunoglobulinMajor conformational changesIntrinsic protein fluorophoresProtein intrinsic fluorescenceSolvent-exposed environmentRAG2 proteinsRAG1/2 complexSingle DNA moleculesRAG1 proteinSignal sequenceAcrylamide quenching studiesT-cell receptor genesStrep-tagRecombination specificityDNA moleculesProtein fluorophoresRAG1Receptor geneProteinIntrinsic fluorescenceCircular dichroism
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
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