2020
Nucleolar localization of RAG1 modulates V(D)J recombination activity
Brecht RM, Liu CC, Beilinson HA, Khitun A, Slavoff SA, Schatz DG. Nucleolar localization of RAG1 modulates V(D)J recombination activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 4300-4309. PMID: 32047031, PMCID: PMC7049140, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920021117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsCell NucleolusCells, CulturedHomeodomain ProteinsMicePrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidProtein TransportV(D)J RecombinationConceptsNucleolar localizationProximity-dependent biotin identificationRecombination activityDisruption of nucleoliDiscrete gene segmentsAntigen receptor lociPre-B cell linesNegative regulatory mechanismsN-terminal regionAmino acids 216Biotin identificationLocalization motifNucleolar associationProtein complexesNucleolar proteinsNucleolar sequestrationT-cell receptor genesRegulatory mechanismsNucleolar markerReceptor locusEfficient egressRAG1Amino acidsGene segmentsReceptor gene
2015
Mechanisms of clonal evolution in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Swaminathan S, Klemm L, Park E, Papaemmanuil E, Ford A, Kweon SM, Trageser D, Hasselfeld B, Henke N, Mooster J, Geng H, Schwarz K, Kogan SC, Casellas R, Schatz DG, Lieber MR, Greaves MF, Müschen M. Mechanisms of clonal evolution in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nature Immunology 2015, 16: 766-774. PMID: 25985233, PMCID: PMC4475638, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAntibody DiversityB-LymphocytesChildChild, PreschoolClonal EvolutionCytidine DeaminaseDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFlow CytometryHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingInfantMaleMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescencePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Cells, CulturedSpatio-temporal regulation of RAG2 following genotoxic stress
Rodgers W, Byrum JN, Sapkota H, Rahman NS, Cail RC, Zhao S, Schatz DG, Rodgers KK. Spatio-temporal regulation of RAG2 following genotoxic stress. DNA Repair 2015, 27: 19-27. PMID: 25625798, PMCID: PMC4336829, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell NucleusCells, CulturedCentrosomeDNADNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationNuclear ProteinsPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidRadiation, IonizingSubcellular FractionsVDJ RecombinasesConceptsDNA double-strand breaksGenotoxic stressorsCellular responsesFormation of DSBsLymphocyte antigen receptor genesDNA DSBsSpatio-temporal regulationInhibition of ATMDNA damaging agentsSubcellular fractionation approachDouble-strand breaksAntigen receptor genesNuclear Rag2Genotoxic stressRAG complexDNA repairIncorrect repairDamaging agentsStrand breaksNovel mechanismRAG2Receptor geneCentrosomesFractionation approachSubstantial enrichment
2012
Localized epigenetic changes induced by DH recombination restricts recombinase to DJH junctions
Subrahmanyam R, Du H, Ivanova I, Chakraborty T, Ji Y, Zhang Y, Alt FW, Schatz DG, Sen R. Localized epigenetic changes induced by DH recombination restricts recombinase to DJH junctions. Nature Immunology 2012, 13: 1205-1212. PMID: 23104096, PMCID: PMC3685187, DOI: 10.1038/ni.2447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell LineChromatinEpigenesis, GeneticGene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy ChainGenes, Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainHistonesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Joining RegionImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMicePrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidRecombinasesRecombination, GeneticClonal allelic predetermination of immunoglobulin-κ rearrangement
Farago M, Rosenbluh C, Tevlin M, Fraenkel S, Schlesinger S, Masika H, Gouzman M, Teng G, Schatz D, Rais Y, Hanna JH, Mildner A, Jung S, Mostoslavsky G, Cedar H, Bergman Y. Clonal allelic predetermination of immunoglobulin-κ rearrangement. Nature 2012, 490: 561-565. PMID: 23023124, DOI: 10.1038/nature11496.Peer-Reviewed Original Research