2015
Single-molecule analysis of RAG-mediated V(D)J DNA cleavage
Lovely GA, Brewster RC, Schatz DG, Baltimore D, Phillips R. Single-molecule analysis of RAG-mediated V(D)J DNA cleavage. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: e1715-e1723. PMID: 25831509, PMCID: PMC4394307, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1503477112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesSingle-molecule assaysSame DNA moleculeAntigen receptor genesConsensus recombination signal sequencesSingle-molecule analysisHigh mobility group box protein 1Individual molecular eventsSignal sequenceSingle-molecule levelGene productsDNA bindingMolecular eventsLymphocyte developmentDNA moleculesDNA cleavageProtein 1Synapse formationSynaptic complexReceptor geneCleavageRAGAssaysRAG1/2Complexes
2006
Mobilization of RAG-Generated Signal Ends by Transposition and Insertion In Vivo
Chatterji M, Tsai CL, Schatz DG. Mobilization of RAG-Generated Signal Ends by Transposition and Insertion In Vivo. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2006, 26: 1558-1568. PMID: 16449665, PMCID: PMC1367191, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.4.1558-1568.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG proteinsVertebrate cellsTransposition eventsEnd fragmentsFull-length RAG2Embryonic kidney cell lineHuman embryonic kidney cell lineTarget site duplicationsGenome instabilityHuman genomeSignal endsKidney cell lineGenomic instabilityTranslocation eventsSite duplicationsChromosomal translocationsDNA cleavageComplex rearrangementsChromosome deletionsEssential roleProteinCell linesEpisomesDeletionAssays