2015
Mechanisms of clonal evolution in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Swaminathan S, Klemm L, Park E, Papaemmanuil E, Ford A, Kweon SM, Trageser D, Hasselfeld B, Henke N, Mooster J, Geng H, Schwarz K, Kogan SC, Casellas R, Schatz DG, Lieber MR, Greaves MF, Müschen M. Mechanisms of clonal evolution in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 766-774. PMID: 25985233, PMCID: PMC4475638, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAntibody DiversityB-LymphocytesChildChild, PreschoolClonal EvolutionCytidine DeaminaseDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFlow CytometryHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingInfantMaleMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescencePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Cells, Cultured
2014
The RAG Recombinase Dictates Functional Heterogeneity and Cellular Fitness in Natural Killer Cells
Karo JM, Schatz DG, Sun JC. The RAG Recombinase Dictates Functional Heterogeneity and Cellular Fitness in Natural Killer Cells. Cell 2014, 159: 94-107. PMID: 25259923, PMCID: PMC4371485, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination-activating geneDNA damage response mediatorsInnate lymphoid cellsNatural killer cellsAntigen receptor genesCellular fitnessJawed vertebratesRAG recombinaseCellular stressInnate lymphocytesNovel functionDNA breaksKiller cellsEndonuclease activityUnexpected roleCleavage eventsAdaptive immune cellsReceptor geneReduced expressionGenesFunctional heterogeneityCellsImmune cellsResponse mediatorsFitness
2012
Dendritic cell–mediated activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)–dependent induction of genomic instability in human myeloma
Koduru S, Wong E, Strowig T, Sundaram R, Zhang L, Strout MP, Flavell RA, Schatz DG, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Dendritic cell–mediated activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)–dependent induction of genomic instability in human myeloma. Blood 2012, 119: 2302-2309. PMID: 22234692, PMCID: PMC3311257, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-376236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesCytidine DeaminaseDendritic CellsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomic InstabilityHumansInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMultiple MyelomaNF-kappa BRANK LigandReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsInduction of AIDMultiple myelomaTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsReceptor activatorActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseDendritic cell infiltrationCapacity of DCPrimary MM cellsNF-κB/receptor activatorGenetics of tumorsGrowth of tumorsGenomic damageMyeloma cell linesRANKL inhibitionPlasmacytoid DCsIndolent behaviorCell infiltrationMM cellsHuman myelomaCytidine deaminaseMyelomaDNA double-strand breaksGenomic instabilityCell lines
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
1996
Transient restoration of gene rearrangement at multiple T cell receptor loci in gamma-irradiated scid mice.
Livák F, Welsh SC, Guidos CJ, Crispe IN, Danska JS, Schatz DG. Transient restoration of gene rearrangement at multiple T cell receptor loci in gamma-irradiated scid mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 184: 419-428. PMID: 8760795, PMCID: PMC2192694, DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceFemaleGamma RaysGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorGene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorMaleMiceMice, Inbred AKRMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombination, GeneticRestriction MappingThymus Gland