2004
Mutational Analysis of Terminal Deoxynucleotidyltransferase- Mediated N-Nucleotide Addition in V(D)J Recombination
Repasky JA, Corbett E, Boboila C, Schatz DG. Mutational Analysis of Terminal Deoxynucleotidyltransferase- Mediated N-Nucleotide Addition in V(D)J Recombination. The Journal Of Immunology 2004, 172: 5478-5488. PMID: 15100289, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.9.5478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibody DiversityCell LineCHO CellsCricetinaeDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA NucleotidylexotransferaseDNA-Binding ProteinsGene RearrangementHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin Joining RegionImmunoglobulin Variable RegionIsoenzymesMiceNuclear ProteinsNucleotidesOpen Reading FramesPlasmidsRecombination, GeneticSignal TransductionSubstrate SpecificityTemplates, GeneticConceptsNucleotide additionEntire C-terminal regionAg receptor genesProtein-DNA interactionsC-terminal domainStructure-function analysisC-terminal regionN-terminal portionIndividual structural motifsUnique DNA polymeraseBRCT domainHelix domainTdT proteinCatalytic regionDeletional analysisMutational analysisLong isoformNontemplated (N) nucleotidesNucleotide deletionDNA polymeraseDiverse repertoireReceptor geneStructural motifsNonlymphoid cellsCritical role
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