2021
RAG2 abolishes RAG1 aggregation to facilitate V(D)J recombination
Gan T, Wang Y, Liu Y, Schatz DG, Hu J. RAG2 abolishes RAG1 aggregation to facilitate V(D)J recombination. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 109824. PMID: 34644584, PMCID: PMC8783374, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Chapter 2 The Mechanism of V(D)J Recombination
Little A, Matthews A, Oettinger M, Roth D, Schatz D. Chapter 2 The Mechanism of V(D)J Recombination. 2015, 13-34. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397933-9.00002-3.ChaptersLymphocyte developmentNonhomologous end-joining pathwayRegulation of recombinationAntigen receptor lociEnd-joining pathwayDNA repair proteinsRecombination-activating gene 1RAG proteinsDNA breaksRecombinase machineryFunctional antigen receptorEnd processingReceptor locusGenetic instabilityGene 1Recombinase activityChromosomal translocationsDNA cleavageProtein 1Diverse repertoireRepair stepsBox protein 1Antigen receptorHigh mobility group box protein 1Recombination
2007
DNA deaminases converge on adaptive immunity
Schatz DG. DNA deaminases converge on adaptive immunity. Nature Immunology 2007, 8: 551-553. PMID: 17514205, DOI: 10.1038/ni0607-551.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control
Hesslein D, Fields P, Schatz D. Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 825-826. PMID: 11526394, DOI: 10.1038/ni0901-825.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination
Livak F, Burtrum D, Rowen L, Schatz D, Petrie H. Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 1191-1196. PMID: 11034609, PMCID: PMC2195867, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.8.1191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesFlanking recombination signal sequencesGene segment usageUseful gene productsLymphocyte antigen receptorsSegment usageSignal sequenceSomatic cellsCombinatorial joiningGene productsSomatic recombinationRecombinase activityGenetic modulationGene segmentsBeta gene segment usageMature T lymphocytesD betaSynaptic complexGermline genesTotal repertoireNaive repertoireAntigen receptorRecombinationRepertoireBiased representation
1997
Identification of V(D)J recombination coding end intermediates in normal thymocytes 11Edited by K. Yamamoto
Livák F, Schatz D. Identification of V(D)J recombination coding end intermediates in normal thymocytes 11Edited by K. Yamamoto. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1997, 267: 1-9. PMID: 9096202, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesNormal lymphoid precursorsSignal endsJ alpha genesPre-B cell linesGene rearrangement processDouble-strand breaksNormal murine thymocytesSignal sequenceLymphoid precursorsK. YamamotoAlpha geneFirst direct demonstrationHairpin structureLow abundanceStrand breaksGene segmentsCell linesAntigen receptorMurine thymocytesRecombinationDirect demonstrationVivoJoint formationNormal thymocytes