2016
Bcl6 Is Required for Somatic Hypermutation and Gene Conversion in Chicken DT40 Cells
Williams AM, Maman Y, Alinikula J, Schatz DG. Bcl6 Is Required for Somatic Hypermutation and Gene Conversion in Chicken DT40 Cells. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0149146. PMID: 26900682, PMCID: PMC4762950, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDT40 cellsGene conversionTarget genesClass switch recombinationGene bodiesSomatic hypermutationB cell gene expression programChicken DT40 B cellsBCL6 functionCell gene expression programChicken DT40 cellsDT40 B cellsGene expression programsRNA polymerase IIDeficient DT40 cellsTranscription start siteExpression of AIDAbsence of Bcl6High-level expressionB cellsExpression programsPolymerase IIPol IIStart siteTranscriptional features
2014
Induction of homologous recombination between sequence repeats by the activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID) protein
Buerstedde JM, Lowndes N, Schatz DG. Induction of homologous recombination between sequence repeats by the activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID) protein. ELife 2014, 3: e03110. PMID: 25006166, PMCID: PMC4080448, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineChickensCrossing Over, GeneticCytidine DeaminaseGene ConversionGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomologous RecombinationHumansImmunoglobulin Switch RegionLuminescent ProteinsMiceModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HeteroduplexesRecombinational DNA RepairRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinConceptsHomologous recombinationCytidine deaminase proteinSequence repeatsCytidine deaminationDNA end resectionHundreds of basesAnalysis of recombinantsVertebrate cellsGene conversionRepeat recombinationEnd resectionHolliday junctionsHomologous sequencesSequence homologyReporter transgeneStrand invasionIntergenic deletionRecombinogenic activityImmunoglobulin lociRepeatsSomatic hypermutationHeteroduplex formationRecombinationProteinDeamination
2007
Role of Activation-Induced Deaminase Protein Kinase A Phosphorylation Sites in Ig Gene Conversion and Somatic Hypermutation
Chatterji M, Unniraman S, McBride KM, Schatz DG. Role of Activation-Induced Deaminase Protein Kinase A Phosphorylation Sites in Ig Gene Conversion and Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 5274-5280. PMID: 17911613, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.8.5274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAvian ProteinsCell LineChickensCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCytidine DeaminaseEnzyme ActivationGene ConversionGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationSerineSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinZebrafish ProteinsConceptsReplication protein AActivation-induced deaminaseProtein kinase AClass switch recombinationGene conversionDT40 cellsPhosphorylation sitesSomatic hypermutationProtein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation siteChicken DT40 cellsIg gene conversionEfficient gene conversionConsensus target siteIg gene diversificationGene diversificationSerine 38Cytosine residuesKinase ASwitch recombinationIg genesResidue interferesFish proteinTarget siteProtein AS38
2006
Control of gene conversion and somatic hypermutation by immunoglobulin promoter and enhancer sequences
Yang SY, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. Control of gene conversion and somatic hypermutation by immunoglobulin promoter and enhancer sequences. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 2919-2928. PMID: 17178919, PMCID: PMC2118177, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20061835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActinsAnimalsBacteriophage T7B-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCytidine DeaminaseEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene ConversionGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Immunoglobulin Light ChainImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin MMutationPeptide Elongation Factor 1Promoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTranscription, GeneticTransfection
2002
One AID to Unite Them All
Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. One AID to Unite Them All. Science 2002, 295: 1244-1245. PMID: 11847327, DOI: 10.1126/science.1070023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Selective expression of RAG-2 in chicken B cells undergoing immunoglobulin gene conversion
Carlson L, Oettinger M, Schatz D, Masteller E, Hurley E, McCormack W, Baltimore D, Thompson C. Selective expression of RAG-2 in chicken B cells undergoing immunoglobulin gene conversion. Cell 1991, 64: 201-208. PMID: 1986866, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90221-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBlotting, NorthernB-LymphocytesBursa of FabriciusCell LineChickensCloning, MolecularFlow CytometryGene ConversionGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HybridizationRecombination, GeneticRNA, MessengerSpleenThymus GlandConceptsIg gene conversionGene conversionChicken B cellsRAG-2 mRNARAG-2Cis-acting DNA elementsChicken B cell lineRAG-1Mammalian B cellsIntrachromosomal gene conversionImmunoglobulin gene conversionRAG-2 expressionB cell developmentIg diversificationRAG-1 mRNADNA elementsCell developmentB cell linesBursa of FabriciusB cellsPhenotypic characteristicsSelective expressionCell linesBursal lymphocytesMRNA