2012
Identification of Core DNA Elements That Target Somatic Hypermutation
Kohler KM, McDonald JJ, Duke JL, Arakawa H, Tan S, Kleinstein SH, Buerstedde JM, Schatz DG. Identification of Core DNA Elements That Target Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 189: 5314-5326. PMID: 23087403, PMCID: PMC3664039, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Flanking RegionAnimalsB-LymphocytesCells, CulturedChickensChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCytidine DeaminaseDNAEnhancer Elements, GeneticGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenetic LociImmunoassayImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMutationPhosphorylationRNA Polymerase IISerineSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTranscription, GeneticConceptsActivation-induced deaminaseDNA elementsSomatic hypermutationChicken DT40 B cellsIg lociChromatin immunoprecipitation experimentsDT40 B cellsRNA polymerase IISystematic deletion analysisL chain lociNon-Ig genesCore DNA elementSerine 5Epigenetic marksPolymerase IITranscriptional elongationMutational machineryDeletion analysisReporter cassetteImmunoprecipitation experimentsDeoxycytosine residuesIg genesDNA damageChain locusLoci
2007
Role of Activation-Induced Deaminase Protein Kinase A Phosphorylation Sites in Ig Gene Conversion and Somatic Hypermutation
Chatterji M, Unniraman S, McBride KM, Schatz DG. Role of Activation-Induced Deaminase Protein Kinase A Phosphorylation Sites in Ig Gene Conversion and Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 5274-5280. PMID: 17911613, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.8.5274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAvian ProteinsCell LineChickensCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCytidine DeaminaseEnzyme ActivationGene ConversionGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationSerineSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinZebrafish ProteinsConceptsReplication protein AActivation-induced deaminaseProtein kinase AClass switch recombinationGene conversionDT40 cellsPhosphorylation sitesSomatic hypermutationProtein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation siteChicken DT40 cellsIg gene conversionEfficient gene conversionConsensus target siteIg gene diversificationGene diversificationSerine 38Cytosine residuesKinase ASwitch recombinationIg genesResidue interferesFish proteinTarget siteProtein AS38
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