2017
Immature Lymphocytes Inhibit Rag1 and Rag2 Transcription and V(D)J Recombination in Response to DNA Double-Strand Breaks
Fisher MR, Rivera-Reyes A, Bloch NB, Schatz DG, Bassing CH. Immature Lymphocytes Inhibit Rag1 and Rag2 Transcription and V(D)J Recombination in Response to DNA Double-Strand Breaks. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 2943-2956. PMID: 28213501, PMCID: PMC5360515, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseRAG1/RAG2Double-strand breaksRAG DNA double-strand breaksMultiple genomic locationsTranscription of genesNF-κB transcription factorsDSB responseGenomic integrityGenomic locationATM kinaseTranscriptional repressionRAG cleavageCellular functionsDamage responseLocus recombinationMammalian cellsRAG1 proteinTranscription factorsModulator proteinRAG expressionAtaxia telangiectasiaTranscriptional inhibitionDevelopmental stages
2016
The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination
Carmona L, Schatz D. The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination. 2016, 99-106. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374279-7.05012-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecombination signal sequencesTransposable elementsCell cycle-dependent mannerAntigen receptor gene segmentsLymphoid-specific proteinsDNA cleavageCycle-dependent mannerReceptor gene segmentsRAG cleavageRAG proteinsTranslational regulationPosttranslational modificationsSignal sequenceNonhomologous endRAG activitySequence elementsEnhancer elementsTransposition mechanismCell cycleLymphocyte developmentGene segmentsPair of hairpinsBlunt endsRecombinationRAG2
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