2005
Biochemistry of V(D)J Recombination
Schatz DG, Spanopoulou E. Biochemistry of V(D)J Recombination. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2005, 290: 49-85. PMID: 16480039, DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26363-2_4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Antigen receptor genes and the evolution of a recombinase
Schatz DG. Antigen receptor genes and the evolution of a recombinase. Seminars In Immunology 2004, 16: 245-256. PMID: 15522623, DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2004.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen receptor genesReceptor geneDNA repair factorsSite-specific recombination reactionRAG transposonVertebrate genomesJawed vertebratesEvolutionary implicationsRAG2 proteinsTransposable elementsRepair factorsGenesAdaptive immune systemHorizontal transmissionRAG1VertebratesGenomeImmune systemTransposonGermlineRecombinaseRAG2ProteinRecombination reactionRecombination
2000
Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination
Livak F, Burtrum D, Rowen L, Schatz D, Petrie H. Genetic Modulation of T Cell Receptor Gene Segment Usage during Somatic Recombination. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 1191-1196. PMID: 11034609, PMCID: PMC2195867, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.8.1191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signal sequencesFlanking recombination signal sequencesGene segment usageUseful gene productsLymphocyte antigen receptorsSegment usageSignal sequenceSomatic cellsCombinatorial joiningGene productsSomatic recombinationRecombinase activityGenetic modulationGene segmentsBeta gene segment usageMature T lymphocytesD betaSynaptic complexGermline genesTotal repertoireNaive repertoireAntigen receptorRecombinationRepertoireBiased representation