2019
Intra-Vκ Cluster Recombination Shapes the Ig Kappa Locus Repertoire
Shinoda K, Maman Y, Canela A, Schatz DG, Livak F, Nussenzweig A. Intra-Vκ Cluster Recombination Shapes the Ig Kappa Locus Repertoire. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 4471-4481.e6. PMID: 31875554, PMCID: PMC8214342, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksRecombination signal sequencesVκ gene segmentsGene segmentsDouble-strand breaksVariable gene segmentsRAG proteinsSignal sequenceV-J rearrangementRecombination eventsSpacer regionVκ-JκRecombinationLevels of breakageComplete absenceProteinLarge fractionDeletionJκSequence
2006
Mobilization of RAG-Generated Signal Ends by Transposition and Insertion In Vivo
Chatterji M, Tsai CL, Schatz DG. Mobilization of RAG-Generated Signal Ends by Transposition and Insertion In Vivo. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2006, 26: 1558-1568. PMID: 16449665, PMCID: PMC1367191, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.4.1558-1568.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG proteinsVertebrate cellsTransposition eventsEnd fragmentsFull-length RAG2Embryonic kidney cell lineHuman embryonic kidney cell lineTarget site duplicationsGenome instabilityHuman genomeSignal endsKidney cell lineGenomic instabilityTranslocation eventsSite duplicationsChromosomal translocationsDNA cleavageComplex rearrangementsChromosome deletionsEssential roleProteinCell linesEpisomesDeletionAssays
1992
The recombination activating genes, RAG 1 and RAG 2, are on chromosome 11p in humans and chromosome 2p in mice
Oettinger M, Stanger B, Schatz D, Glaser T, Call K, Housman D, Baltimore D. The recombination activating genes, RAG 1 and RAG 2, are on chromosome 11p in humans and chromosome 2p in mice. Immunogenetics 1992, 35: 97-101. PMID: 1735560, DOI: 10.1007/bf00189518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG locusChromosome 11pRAG-2RAG-1Human chromosome 11pGenes RAG-1Hybrid cell linesJoining (V(D)J) recombinationChromosomal localizationChromosomal locationAdjacent genesCell hybridsHuman recombinationSouthern analysisChromosome 11Human diseasesGenesChromosome 2pLociCell linesRetardation syndromeRecombinationDeletionHybridsLocalization