2024
Chapter 2 The Mechanism, Regulation and Evolution of V(D)J Recombination
Schatz D, Zhang Y, Xiao J, Zha S, Zhang Y, Alt F. Chapter 2 The Mechanism, Regulation and Evolution of V(D)J Recombination. 2024, 13-57. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95895-0.00004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen receptor lociNon-homologous end joiningChromatin loop extrusionRecombination-activating geneLoop extrusionV(D)J recombinationRecombination-activating gene proteinV(D)J recombination reactionReceptor locusEnd joiningDouble-strand (ds) DNA breaksLoop extrusion mechanismRegulation of recombinationRepertoire of antigen receptorsLymphocyte developmentOncogenic chromosomal translocationsVariable region gene segmentsDNA repair proteinsDNA repair pathwaysChromatin accessibilityDNA segmentsV(D)J recombinase activitySubstrate DNALoop domainV(D)J junctions
2015
Chapter One Regulation and Evolution of the RAG Recombinase
Teng G, Schatz DG. Chapter One Regulation and Evolution of the RAG Recombinase. Advances In Immunology 2015, 128: 1-39. PMID: 26477364, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2015.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG activityOverall genome integrityDNA breakageSpecific DNA motifsAntigen receptor lociDNA repair pathwaysChapter One RegulationAntigen receptor genesEarly lymphocyte developmentCell cycle statusGenome integrityChromatin structureRAG recombinaseRAG2 proteinsDNA motifsSpatial regulationWidespread bindingRepair pathwaysDNA cleavage activityRecombination eventsShuffling reactionEnzymatic potentialRAG endonucleaseReceptor locusLymphocyte development