2018
DNA melting initiates the RAG catalytic pathway
Ru H, Mi W, Zhang P, Alt FW, Schatz DG, Liao M, Wu H. DNA melting initiates the RAG catalytic pathway. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 732-742. PMID: 30061602, PMCID: PMC6080600, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0098-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesDNA meltingCryo-EM structureBase-specific contactsSignal sequenceDNA transpositionSubstrate bindingRetroviral integrationRAG endonucleaseDimer openingTerminal sequenceGTG sequenceDNA cleavageScissile phosphateDNAUniversal mechanismPiston-like movementSequenceActive siteHeptamerRetrotransposonsCatalytic pathwayTransposonComplexesEndonuclease
2003
Regulation of RAG1/RAG2‐mediated transposition by GTP and the C‐terminal region of RAG2
Tsai C, Schatz DG. Regulation of RAG1/RAG2‐mediated transposition by GTP and the C‐terminal region of RAG2. The EMBO Journal 2003, 22: 1922-1930. PMID: 12682024, PMCID: PMC154477, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-length RAG2RAG2 proteinsRegulatory mechanismsC-terminal regionRAG proteinsHybrid joint formationDNA recognitionDNA transpositionCleavage functionChromosomal translocationsGTPUnknown mechanismRAG2ProteinTarget DNAPhysiological concentrationsRegulationJoint formationRAGRAG1MechanismTranslocationDNAGuanineTransposition