2015
Chapter One Regulation and Evolution of the RAG Recombinase
Teng G, Schatz DG. Chapter One Regulation and Evolution of the RAG Recombinase. Advances In Immunology 2015, 128: 1-39. PMID: 26477364, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2015.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG activityOverall genome integrityDNA breakageSpecific DNA motifsAntigen receptor lociDNA repair pathwaysChapter One RegulationAntigen receptor genesEarly lymphocyte developmentCell cycle statusGenome integrityChromatin structureRAG recombinaseRAG2 proteinsDNA motifsSpatial regulationWidespread bindingRepair pathwaysDNA cleavage activityRecombination eventsShuffling reactionEnzymatic potentialRAG endonucleaseReceptor locusLymphocyte development
1995
Down-regulation of RAG1 and RAG2 gene expression in PreB cells after functional immunoglobulin heavy chain rearrangement
Grawunder U, Leu T, Schatz D, Werner A, Rolink A, Melchers F, Winkler T. Down-regulation of RAG1 and RAG2 gene expression in PreB cells after functional immunoglobulin heavy chain rearrangement. Immunity 1995, 3: 601-608. PMID: 7584150, DOI: 10.1016/1074-7613(95)90131-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRNA, MessengerConceptsRAG2 gene expressionPreB cellsGene expressionFunctional immunoglobulin genesPreB-II cellsPreB cell receptorB cell developmentCell cycle statusHeavy chain allelesRAG2 proteinsPostranscriptional levelImmature B cellsRAG genesGene productsTranscriptional levelProductive rearrangementsMouse bone marrowCell developmentDifferential surface expressionImmunoglobulin genesRAG1Cell surfaceRAG2 mRNAGenesCycle status