2015
The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales
Yaari G, Benichou JI, Vander Heiden J, Kleinstein SH, Louzoun Y. The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2015, 370: 20140242. PMID: 26194756, PMCID: PMC4528419, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody AffinityAntibody DiversityB-LymphocytesCell LineageClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedComplementarity Determining RegionsGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionModels, GeneticModels, ImmunologicalMutationReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTime FactorsConceptsLineage treesPositive selectionStrong selection pressureLong-term selectionInfluence of selectionGene familyVariable gene familiesComplementarity determining regionsClone membersMutation patternsSelection pressureB cell populationsImmunoglobulin genesB cellsFramework regionsSomatic hypermutationSomatic mutationsAffinity maturationMutationsClone sizeMaturation processLong trunkAffinity maturation processSignificant diversityMultiple roundsA model of somatic hypermutation targeting in mice based on high-throughput immunoglobulin sequencing data (TECH2P.910)
Cui A, Diniro R, Briggs A, Adams K, Vander Heiden J, O'Connor K, Vigneault F, Shlomchik M, Kleinstein S. A model of somatic hypermutation targeting in mice based on high-throughput immunoglobulin sequencing data (TECH2P.910). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 206.20-206.20. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.206.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimilar biological processesNon-functional sequencesObserved mutation patternDNA repair activityMutation patternsDNA motifsNext-generation sequencingHigh mutation frequencyUnselected mutationsSelection pressureSequencing dataBiological processesFunctional sequencesImmunoglobulin genesRepair activitySomatic hypermutation patternsSomatic hypermutationHypermutation patternsMutation frequencyIg sequencesT transitionSequenceHeavy chain transgenic miceMotifTransgenic mice
2008
Two levels of protection for the B cell genome during somatic hypermutation
Liu M, Duke JL, Richter DJ, Vinuesa CG, Goodnow CC, Kleinstein SH, Schatz DG. Two levels of protection for the B cell genome during somatic hypermutation. Nature 2008, 451: 841-845. PMID: 18273020, DOI: 10.1038/nature06547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError-free DNA repairB cell genomeGenomic stabilityNumerous oncogenesDNA repairCell genomeBase excisionGenomeMismatch repairImmunoglobulin genesSomatic hypermutationWidespread mutationsHypermutationB-cell tumorsB-cell malignanciesHigh-affinity antibodiesB cellsGenesOncogeneLarge fractionDiversityVital roleMutationsEnzymeRepair