2017
Immature Lymphocytes Inhibit Rag1 and Rag2 Transcription and V(D)J Recombination in Response to DNA Double-Strand Breaks
Fisher MR, Rivera-Reyes A, Bloch NB, Schatz DG, Bassing CH. Immature Lymphocytes Inhibit Rag1 and Rag2 Transcription and V(D)J Recombination in Response to DNA Double-Strand Breaks. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 2943-2956. PMID: 28213501, PMCID: PMC5360515, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseRAG1/RAG2Double-strand breaksRAG DNA double-strand breaksMultiple genomic locationsTranscription of genesNF-κB transcription factorsDSB responseGenomic integrityGenomic locationATM kinaseTranscriptional repressionRAG cleavageCellular functionsDamage responseLocus recombinationMammalian cellsRAG1 proteinTranscription factorsModulator proteinRAG expressionAtaxia telangiectasiaTranscriptional inhibitionDevelopmental stages
2016
Collaboration of RAG2 with RAG1-like proteins during the evolution of V(D)J recombination
Carmona LM, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. Collaboration of RAG2 with RAG1-like proteins during the evolution of V(D)J recombination. Genes & Development 2016, 30: 909-917. PMID: 27056670, PMCID: PMC4840297, DOI: 10.1101/gad.278432.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination-activating gene 1Transib transposaseAbsence of RAG2RAG1/RAG2Antigen receptor genesJawed vertebratesRAG2 proteinsTransposable elementsRAG1 proteinRegulatory featuresDNA substratesGene 1RAG2Receptor geneRecombination activityProteinRecombinationTransposaseAdaptive immunityVertebratesTransposonGenesEvolutionLow levelsOrigin
2004
New concepts in the regulation of an ancient reaction: transposition by RAG1/RAG2
Chatterji M, Tsai C, Schatz DG. New concepts in the regulation of an ancient reaction: transposition by RAG1/RAG2. Immunological Reviews 2004, 200: 261-271. PMID: 15242411, DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2004.00167.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAG proteinsRecombination-activating gene 1Transposition activityAntigen receptor lociDNA double-stand breaksRAG1/RAG2Lymphoid-specific factorsDouble-stand breaksEndonuclease activityGene 1Chromosomal translocationsVariety of mechanismsProteinSpecific sitesRAG2Ancient reactionRecombinationRecent studiesGenome