2013
RAG and HMGB1 create a large bend in the 23RSS in the V(D)J recombination synaptic complexes
Ciubotaru M, Trexler AJ, Spiridon LN, Surleac MD, Rhoades E, Petrescu AJ, Schatz DG. RAG and HMGB1 create a large bend in the 23RSS in the V(D)J recombination synaptic complexes. Nucleic Acids Research 2013, 41: 2437-2454. PMID: 23293004, PMCID: PMC3575807, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNADNA CleavageFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHMGB1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsMolecular Dynamics SimulationNucleic Acid ConformationSpectrometry, FluorescenceV(D)J Recombination
2009
Structure of the RAG1 nonamer binding domain with DNA reveals a dimer that mediates DNA synapsis
Yin FF, Bailey S, Innis CA, Ciubotaru M, Kamtekar S, Steitz TA, Schatz DG. Structure of the RAG1 nonamer binding domain with DNA reveals a dimer that mediates DNA synapsis. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2009, 16: 499-508. PMID: 19396172, PMCID: PMC2715281, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceChromosome PairingCrystallography, X-RayDNAFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHomeodomain ProteinsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiarySolutionsStatic Electricity
2007
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis of Recombination Signal Sequence Configuration in the RAG1/2 Synaptic Complex
Ciubotaru M, Kriatchko AN, Swanson PC, Bright FV, Schatz DG. Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis of Recombination Signal Sequence Configuration in the RAG1/2 Synaptic Complex. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2007, 27: 4745-4758. PMID: 17470556, PMCID: PMC1951485, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00177-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research