2019
TET enzymes augment AID expression via 5hmC modifications at the Aicda superenhancer
Lio C, Shukla V, Samaniego-Castruita D, Avalos E, Chakraborty A, Yue X, Schatz D, Rao A. TET enzymes augment AID expression via 5hmC modifications at the Aicda superenhancer. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: 123.15-123.15. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.123.15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClass switch recombinationChromatin accessibilityTranscription factorsBasic region-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factorsBZIP transcription factorsZipper transcription factorAID expressionCytidine deaminase AIDExpression of AicdaTet-responsive elementEpigenetic marksTET enzymesEnhancer dynamicsAicda locusDNA demethylationGenomic regionsAicda expressionMurine B cellsEnhancer activitySwitch recombinationB cellsSuperenhancersTetExpressionCell activationTET enzymes augment activation-induced deaminase (AID) expression via 5-hydroxymethylcytosine modifications at the Aicda superenhancer
Lio CJ, Shukla V, Samaniego-Castruita D, González-Avalos E, Chakraborty A, Yue X, Schatz DG, Ay F, Rao A. TET enzymes augment activation-induced deaminase (AID) expression via 5-hydroxymethylcytosine modifications at the Aicda superenhancer. Science Immunology 2019, 4 PMID: 31028100, PMCID: PMC6599614, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aau7523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5-MethylcytosineAnimalsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytidine DeaminaseDioxygenasesDNA DemethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGenetic LociImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, TransgenicPrimary Cell CultureProto-Oncogene ProteinsResponse ElementsConceptsClass switch recombinationTranscription factorsChromatin accessibilityDNA demethylationBasic region-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factorsBZIP transcription factorsZipper transcription factorKey transcription factorEpigenetic marksTET enzymesEnhancer dynamicsGenomic regionsDeficient B cellsMurine B cellsEnhancer activityEnzyme essentialEnhancer elementsSwitch recombinationActivation-induced deaminase (AID) expressionAID expressionB cellsSuperenhancersTetDemethylationExpression
2004
Staggered AID‐dependent DNA double strand breaks are the predominant DNA lesions targeted to Sµ in Ig class switch recombination
Rush JS, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. Staggered AID‐dependent DNA double strand breaks are the predominant DNA lesions targeted to Sµ in Ig class switch recombination. International Immunology 2004, 16: 549-557. PMID: 15039385, DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, SouthernB-LymphocytesCell DivisionCytidine DeaminaseDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificDNADNA DamageDNA PrimersFlow CytometryGene ExpressionImmunoglobulin Class SwitchingImmunoglobulin DImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Switch RegionInterleukin-4LipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombination, GeneticConceptsClass switch recombinationDNA double-strand breaksPredominant DNA lesionsDouble-strand breaksActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseDNA lesionsSwitch recombinationAID-dependent DNA double-strand breaksStrand breaksIg class switch recombinationLigation-mediated PCRS mu regionCellular regulationKinetics of inductionMolecular detailsMurine B cellsDNA DSBsStaggered breaksCytidine deaminaseDSBsMu regionMinor speciesB cellsS muEffector propertiesNon‐redundancy of cytidine deaminases in class switch recombination
Fugmann SD, Rush JS, Schatz DG. Non‐redundancy of cytidine deaminases in class switch recombination. European Journal Of Immunology 2004, 34: 844-849. PMID: 14991614, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation-induced cytidine deaminaseClass switch recombinationAPOBEC-1Human activation-induced cytidine deaminaseSwitch recombinationCognate substratesCatalytic mutantGene conversionClose homologueProkaryotic cellsInactive mutantMurine B cellsDistinct mRNAsCytidine deaminase activityCytidine deaminasesImmunoglobulin genesDiversification mechanismsCytidine deaminaseSomatic hypermutationUnknown mechanismDeaminase activityMutantsPrecise roleActivated B cellsB cells