2024
The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination
Xiao J, Martin E, Wang K, Schatz D. The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination. 2024 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-128-24465-4.00019-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecombination signal sequencesRecombination activating geneV(D)J recombinationDNA cleavageConserved sequence elementsNonhomologous end-joining pathwayLymphoid-specific proteinsAntigen receptor gene segmentsEnd-joining pathwayPair of hairpinsReceptor gene segmentsTransposable elementsDomain architectureSequence elementsLocus structureSignal sequenceTransposition mechanismTranscriptional regulationJawed vertebratesTransposase activityActive genesPosttranslational modificationsEnhancer elementsProtein structureCell cycle
2016
The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination
Carmona L, Schatz D. The Role of RAG in V(D)J Recombination. 2016, 99-106. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374279-7.05012-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecombination signal sequencesTransposable elementsCell cycle-dependent mannerAntigen receptor gene segmentsLymphoid-specific proteinsDNA cleavageCycle-dependent mannerReceptor gene segmentsRAG cleavageRAG proteinsTranslational regulationPosttranslational modificationsSignal sequenceNonhomologous endRAG activitySequence elementsEnhancer elementsTransposition mechanismCell cycleLymphocyte developmentGene segmentsPair of hairpinsBlunt endsRecombinationRAG2
2011
Recombination centres and the orchestration of V(D)J recombination
Schatz DG, Ji Y. Recombination centres and the orchestration of V(D)J recombination. Nature Reviews Immunology 2011, 11: 251-263. PMID: 21394103, DOI: 10.1038/nri2941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen receptor genesRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceHigher-order chromatin architectureHistone H3 lysine 4Receptor geneAntigen receptor gene segmentsInactive nuclear compartmentsPlant homeodomain (PHD) fingerH3 lysine 4Antigen receptor lociReceptor gene segmentsEctopic recruitmentChromatin architectureChromatin structureLysine 4Active chromatinGenome instabilityHistone modificationsRAG2 proteinsThousands of sitesNuclear compartmentRecombination eventsTranscriptional activityGenomic DNA