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Transposon molecular domestication and the evolution of the RAG recombinase
Zhang Y, Cheng TC, Huang G, Lu Q, Surleac MD, Mandell JD, Pontarotti P, Petrescu AJ, Xu A, Xiong Y, Schatz DG. Transposon molecular domestication and the evolution of the RAG recombinase. Nature 2019, 569: 79-84. PMID: 30971819, PMCID: PMC6494689, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1093-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG1-RAG2 recombinaseMolecular domesticationRAG recombinaseCryo-electron microscopy structureTwo-tiered mechanismAmino acid residuesJawed vertebratesMicroscopy structureEvolutionary adaptationDNA substratesTransposition activityAcid residuesDomesticationDNA cleavageAcidic regionDiverse repertoireAdaptive immune systemRecombinaseTransposonCell receptorTransposasePivotal eventRecombinationCleavageVertebrates
2013
Higher-Order Looping and Nuclear Organization of Tcra Facilitate Targeted RAG Cleavage and Regulated Rearrangement in Recombination Centers
Chaumeil J, Micsinai M, Ntziachristos P, Deriano L, Wang J, Ji Y, Nora EP, Rodesch MJ, Jeddeloh JA, Aifantis I, Kluger Y, Schatz DG, Skok JA. Higher-Order Looping and Nuclear Organization of Tcra Facilitate Targeted RAG Cleavage and Regulated Rearrangement in Recombination Centers. Cell Reports 2013, 3: 359-370. PMID: 23416051, PMCID: PMC3664546, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell NucleusDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic LociGenomic InstabilityHistonesHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaTumor Suppressor ProteinsV(D)J RecombinationConceptsAntigen receptor lociRegulated rearrangementsGenome stabilityNuclear organizationRAG cleavageRAG recombinaseNuclear accessibilityRAG bindingCellular transformationΑ locusRecombination eventsReceptor locusDiverse arrayCell receptorLociLoop formationTight controlRegulationCleavageFocal bindingGenetic anomaliesBindingKey determinantRearrangementTranscription
1997
αβ Lineage‐committed thymocytes can be rescued by the γδ T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of TCR β chain
Livák F, Wilson A, MacDonald H, Schatz D. αβ Lineage‐committed thymocytes can be rescued by the γδ T cell receptor (TCR) in the absence of TCR β chain. European Journal Of Immunology 1997, 27: 2948-2958. PMID: 9394823, DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830271130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen ReceptorMiceMice, Inbred AKRMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicModels, ImmunologicalReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaThymus GlandT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransgenesConceptsT cell receptorLineage commitmentT cell lineage commitmentCell lineage commitmentAlpha beta T cell developmentTCR beta proteinGamma delta T cell lineagesAlpha beta lineageT cell developmentCell receptorTCR-mediated selectionGene rearrangementsCell lineagesT cellsΑβ lineageCell developmentTCR gammaAlpha betaT-cell lineageBeta lineageLineagesGamma delta T-cell receptorTCR β chainGamma delta T cellsDelta T-cell receptor
1995
In-frame TCR δ gene rearrangements play a critical role in the αβ/γδ T cell lineage decision
Livak F, Petrie H, Crisps I, Schatz D. In-frame TCR δ gene rearrangements play a critical role in the αβ/γδ T cell lineage decision. Immunity 1995, 2: 617-627. PMID: 7796295, DOI: 10.1016/1074-7613(95)90006-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell lineage decisionsCell lineage decisionsLineage decisionsRandom gene rearrangementsSouthern blot analysisT cell receptor complexCell receptor complexGene rearrangementsDelta locusLocus sequenceGamma delta lineageReceptor complexT cell receptorBlot analysisDistinct precursorsCommon precursorCell receptorCritical roleDelta rearrangementsDelta lineageRearrangementΔ gene rearrangementAlpha betaT cellsGamma delta T-cell receptor
1990
RAG-1 and RAG-2, Adjacent Genes That Synergistically Activate V(D)J Recombination
Oettinger M, Schatz D, Gorka C, Baltimore D. RAG-1 and RAG-2, Adjacent Genes That Synergistically Activate V(D)J Recombination. Science 1990, 248: 1517-1523. PMID: 2360047, DOI: 10.1126/science.2360047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionCattleCell LineChickensCricetinaeDNADNA NucleotidyltransferasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDogsFemaleGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGene Rearrangement, T-LymphocyteHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMaleMiceMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid HybridizationOpossumsProteinsRabbitsRecombination, GeneticRestriction MappingTransfectionTurtlesVDJ RecombinasesConceptsRAG-2RAG-1Adjacent genesRecombinase activityFrequency of recombinationPutative proteinUntranslated sequenceSingle exonGenomic rearrangementsExpression patternsVast repertoireGenesComplementary DNAAmino acidsT cell receptorCell receptorRecombinationSequenceKilobasesExonsCotransfectionRecombinaseSpeciesProteinDNA
1989
The Recombination Activating Gene and Lymphoid Differentiation
Baltimore D, Oettinger M, Schatz D. The Recombination Activating Gene and Lymphoid Differentiation. 1989, 385-388. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-83755-5_50.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements