2015
Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes
Hu J, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Frock RL, Du Z, Meyers RM, Meng FL, Schatz DG, Alt FW. Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes. Cell 2015, 163: 947-959. PMID: 26593423, PMCID: PMC4660266, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCCCTC-Binding FactorChromosomes, MammalianDNA-Binding ProteinsGenes, mycGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsLymphomaMiceNucleotide MotifsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranslocation, GeneticV(D)J RecombinationConceptsRecombination signal sequencesRSS pairAntigen receptor genesSignal sequenceRAG activityDNA breaksChromosomal loopsLoop domainBiological processesConvergent CTCFChromosomal translocationsCleavage siteReceptor geneTarget activitySuch breaksMarked orientation dependenceRecombinationRAGCTCFChromatinMegabasesOff-target distributionGenesBreaksDomain
2013
Cooperative recruitment of HMGB1 during V(D)J recombination through interactions with RAG1 and DNA
Little AJ, Corbett E, Ortega F, Schatz DG. Cooperative recruitment of HMGB1 during V(D)J recombination through interactions with RAG1 and DNA. Nucleic Acids Research 2013, 41: 3289-3301. PMID: 23325855, PMCID: PMC3597659, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsChromatography, GelDNAHEK293 CellsHMGB1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein BindingRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidV(D)J RecombinationConceptsRecombination signal sequencesFluorescence anisotropy experimentsRAG-RSS complexesHigh mobility group box proteinAbsence of DNAGroup box proteinArchitectural proteinsPulldown experimentsRAG2 bindBox proteinSignal sequenceCooperative recruitmentComplex assemblyRecombinase complexStable integrationSequence specificitySynergistic binding effectAnisotropy experimentsAddition of DNAOrder of eventsRAG1DNAHMGB1 proteinProteinConcentration-dependent manner
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
1999
A dimer of the lymphoid protein RAG1 recognizes the recombination signal sequence and the complex stably incorporates the high mobility group protein HMG2
Rodgers K, Villey I, Ptaszek L, Corbett E, Schatz D, Coleman J. A dimer of the lymphoid protein RAG1 recognizes the recombination signal sequence and the complex stably incorporates the high mobility group protein HMG2. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 2938-2946. PMID: 10390537, PMCID: PMC148510, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.14.2938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceCore RAG1RAG1/RAG2 complexAbsence of RAG2Lymphoid-specific proteinsElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysSingle recombination signal sequencesMobility shift assaysRAG1 proteinProteins RAG1DNA sequencesMinimal speciesShift assaysOligomeric complexesHeptamer sequenceCompetition assaysRAG1Escherichia coliOligomeric formsRAG2Cleavage activityHMG2ProteinJ region
1996
Initiation of V(D)J recombination in vitro obeying the 12/23 rule
Eastman Q, Leu T, Schatz D. Initiation of V(D)J recombination in vitro obeying the 12/23 rule. Nature 1996, 380: 85-88. PMID: 8598914, DOI: 10.1038/380085a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell LineDNADNA-Binding ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationProteinsReceptors, AntigenRecombination, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidTransfection