2012
Identification of Core DNA Elements That Target Somatic Hypermutation
Kohler KM, McDonald JJ, Duke JL, Arakawa H, Tan S, Kleinstein SH, Buerstedde JM, Schatz DG. Identification of Core DNA Elements That Target Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 189: 5314-5326. PMID: 23087403, PMCID: PMC3664039, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Flanking RegionAnimalsB-LymphocytesCells, CulturedChickensChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCytidine DeaminaseDNAEnhancer Elements, GeneticGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenetic LociImmunoassayImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMutationPhosphorylationRNA Polymerase IISerineSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTranscription, GeneticConceptsActivation-induced deaminaseDNA elementsSomatic hypermutationChicken DT40 B cellsIg lociChromatin immunoprecipitation experimentsDT40 B cellsRNA polymerase IISystematic deletion analysisL chain lociNon-Ig genesCore DNA elementSerine 5Epigenetic marksPolymerase IITranscriptional elongationMutational machineryDeletion analysisReporter cassetteImmunoprecipitation experimentsDeoxycytosine residuesIg genesDNA damageChain locusLoci
2007
The Beyond 12/23 Restriction Is Imposed at the Nicking and Pairing Steps of DNA Cleavage during V(D)J Recombination
Drejer-Teel AH, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. The Beyond 12/23 Restriction Is Imposed at the Nicking and Pairing Steps of DNA Cleavage during V(D)J Recombination. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2007, 27: 6288-6299. PMID: 17636023, PMCID: PMC2099602, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00835-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesDNA cleavageGene segmentsDNA cleavage stepRecombination-activating gene 1Dbeta gene segmentVariable region exonsJbeta gene segmentsRAG proteinsDNA elementsSignal sequenceDirect VbetaRegion exonsGene 1Oligonucleotide substratesLocus sequenceDistinct combinationsProteinRecombinationCleavageNickingCleavage stepSequenceDifferent stepsExons
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