2010
Uracil residues dependent on the deaminase AID in immunoglobulin gene variable and switch regions
Maul RW, Saribasak H, Martomo SA, McClure RL, Yang W, Vaisman A, Gramlich HS, Schatz DG, Woodgate R, Wilson DM, Gearhart PJ. Uracil residues dependent on the deaminase AID in immunoglobulin gene variable and switch regions. Nature Immunology 2010, 12: 70-76. PMID: 21151102, PMCID: PMC3653439, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigenic VariationB-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCytidine DeaminaseDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin Variable RegionInterleukin-4LipopolysaccharidesLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, ChemicalSpleenUracilUracil-DNA Glycosidase
2001
Identification of Basic Residues in RAG2 Critical for DNA Binding by the RAG1-RAG2 Complex
Fugmann S, Schatz D. Identification of Basic Residues in RAG2 Critical for DNA Binding by the RAG1-RAG2 Complex. Molecular Cell 2001, 8: 899-910. PMID: 11684024, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00352-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA bindingRAG2 proteinsCognate DNA target sequenceDNA target sequencesResidue mutantsMolecular roleBasic residuesDNA cleavageTarget sequenceRAG1Biochemical analysisRAG2BindingCentral roleProteinRecombinationResiduesDirect involvementEssential componentComplexesMutantsCleavage reactionIdentificationRoleSequence