2015
Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes
Hu J, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Frock RL, Du Z, Meyers RM, Meng FL, Schatz DG, Alt FW. Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes. Cell 2015, 163: 947-959. PMID: 26593423, PMCID: PMC4660266, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCCCTC-Binding FactorChromosomes, MammalianDNA-Binding ProteinsGenes, mycGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsLymphomaMiceNucleotide MotifsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranslocation, GeneticV(D)J RecombinationConceptsRecombination signal sequencesRSS pairAntigen receptor genesSignal sequenceRAG activityDNA breaksChromosomal loopsLoop domainBiological processesConvergent CTCFChromosomal translocationsCleavage siteReceptor geneTarget activitySuch breaksMarked orientation dependenceRecombinationRAGCTCFChromatinMegabasesOff-target distributionGenesBreaksDomain
2004
Synapsis of Recombination Signal Sequences Located in cis and DNA Underwinding in V(D)J Recombination
Ciubotaru M, Schatz DG. Synapsis of Recombination Signal Sequences Located in cis and DNA Underwinding in V(D)J Recombination. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2004, 24: 8727-8744. PMID: 15367690, PMCID: PMC516766, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.19.8727-8744.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesDNA substratesSignal sequenceDNA distortionHigh mobility group proteinsProtein conformational changesSame DNA moleculeDouble-strand DNA cleavageRAG proteinsRAG2 proteinsDNA underwindingGroup proteinsSite of cleavagePreferred substrateConformational changesDNA moleculesDNA cleavageProteinRelaxed substrateUnderwindingRecombinationCleavageSequenceSuch substratesHMG1Cloning of Apoptosis-Related Genes by Representational Difference Analysis of cDNA
Hubank M, Bryntesson F, Regan J, Schatz DG. Cloning of Apoptosis-Related Genes by Representational Difference Analysis of cDNA. Methods In Molecular Biology 2004, 282: 255-273. PMID: 15105570, DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-812-9:255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell SeparationCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsRepresentational difference analysisApoptosis-related genesComplementary DNA representational difference analysisCDNA-RDAGene expressionDifferential gene expression analysisIdentification of genesKey target genesExpression levelsGene expression analysisLow-abundance transcriptsGene microarray analysisModel organismsTranscriptional differencesTarget genesExpression analysisDifferential displayMicroarray analysisGene microarrayCDNA fragmentsCDNA ampliconsGenesBase pairsSerial analysisPolymerase chain reaction amplification
2003
Defective DNA Repair and Increased Genomic Instability in Artemis-deficient Murine Cells
Rooney S, Alt FW, Lombard D, Whitlow S, Eckersdorff M, Fleming J, Fugmann S, Ferguson DO, Schatz DG, Sekiguchi J. Defective DNA Repair and Increased Genomic Instability in Artemis-deficient Murine Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2003, 197: 553-565. PMID: 12615897, PMCID: PMC2193825, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBleomycinCell LineChromosome AberrationsDNADNA DamageDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianEndonucleasesGene TargetingGenomeHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiceMutationNuclear ProteinsRadiation, IonizingRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNASevere Combined ImmunodeficiencyStem CellsTelomere