2010
Promoters, enhancers, and transcription target RAG1 binding during V(D)J recombination
Ji Y, Little AJ, Banerjee JK, Hao B, Oltz EM, Krangel MS, Schatz DG. Promoters, enhancers, and transcription target RAG1 binding during V(D)J recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 2809-2816. PMID: 21115692, PMCID: PMC3005232, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20101136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNAEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGene RearrangementGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenotypeHistonesHMGB1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaRecombination, GeneticTranscription, GeneticVDJ Recombinases
2003
A Functional Analysis of the Spacer of V(D)J Recombination Signal Sequences
Lee AI, Fugmann SD, Cowell LG, Ptaszek LM, Kelsoe G, Schatz DG. A Functional Analysis of the Spacer of V(D)J Recombination Signal Sequences. PLOS Biology 2003, 1: e1. PMID: 14551903, PMCID: PMC212687, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceGene segmentsProtein-DNA interactionsLevel of recombinationDegree of conservationParticular functional importanceJ gene segmentsAntigen receptor genesSpacer variantsRAG proteinsRecombination machineryRSS activityInactive pseudogeneRSS functionSpacer sequencesFunctional analysisInteraction surfaceFunctional importanceLymphocyte developmentNumerous complex interactionsBiochemical assaysDistinct cooperationReceptor geneHeptamer
1991
The recombination activating gene-1 (RAG-1) transcript is present in the murine central nervous system
Chun J, Schatz D, Oettinger M, Jaenisch R, Baltimore D. The recombination activating gene-1 (RAG-1) transcript is present in the murine central nervous system. Cell 1991, 64: 189-200. PMID: 1986864, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90220-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCell DivisionCell LineChromosome MappingCytarabineGenesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNucleic Acid HybridizationOligonucleotide ProbesOrgan SpecificityPolymerase Chain ReactionRecombination, GeneticRNA ProbesTeratomaTranscription, GeneticTretinoinConceptsCentral nervous systemRAG-1 transcriptsMurine central nervous systemNervous systemHigh neuronal cell densityRAG-2 transcriptsSite-specific recombination machineryNeuronal cell densityNorthern blot analysisRecombination machineryGenome sitesPolymerase chain reactionRAG-2Postnatal brainPostnatal neuronsDetrimental alterationsRAG-1TranscriptsSitu hybridizationBlot analysisChain reactionNeuronsCell densityRecombination