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
2004
Staggered AID‐dependent DNA double strand breaks are the predominant DNA lesions targeted to Sµ in Ig class switch recombination
Rush JS, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. Staggered AID‐dependent DNA double strand breaks are the predominant DNA lesions targeted to Sµ in Ig class switch recombination. International Immunology 2004, 16: 549-557. PMID: 15039385, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, SouthernB-LymphocytesCell DivisionCytidine DeaminaseDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDNADNA DamageDNA PrimersFlow CytometryGene ExpressionImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin DImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Switch RegionInterleukin-4LipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombination, GeneticConceptsClass switch recombinationDNA double-strand breaksPredominant DNA lesionsDouble-strand breaksActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseDNA lesionsSwitch recombinationAID-dependent DNA double-strand breaksStrand breaksIg class switch recombinationLigation-mediated PCRS mu regionCellular regulationKinetics of inductionMolecular detailsMurine B cellsDNA DSBsStaggered breaksCytidine deaminaseDSBsMu regionMinor speciesB cellsS muEffector properties