2017
New insights into the evolutionary origins of the recombination‐activating gene proteins and V(D)J recombination
Carmona LM, Schatz DG. New insights into the evolutionary origins of the recombination‐activating gene proteins and V(D)J recombination. The FEBS Journal 2017, 284: 1590-1605. PMID: 27973733, PMCID: PMC5459667, DOI: 10.1111/febs.13990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransposable elementsEvolutionary originRAG proteinsAbsence of RAG2Independent evolutionary originsBasal chordate amphioxusRecombination-activating gene (RAG) proteinsFamily of transposasesAntigen receptor genesRAG transposonChordate amphioxusJawed vertebratesSequence similarityEvolutionary relativesProteins RAG1RAG genesGene proteinRAG1Gene segmentsDiverse arrayMechanistic linkProteinRAG2Adaptive immune systemDNA cleavage reaction
2014
Induction of homologous recombination between sequence repeats by the activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID) protein
Buerstedde JM, Lowndes N, Schatz DG. Induction of homologous recombination between sequence repeats by the activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID) protein. ELife 2014, 3: e03110. PMID: 25006166, PMCID: PMC4080448, DOI: 10.7554/elife.03110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineChickensCrossing Over, GeneticCytidine DeaminaseGene ConversionGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomologous RecombinationHumansImmunoglobulin Switch RegionLuminescent ProteinsMiceModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid HeteroduplexesRecombinational DNA RepairRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence DeletionSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinConceptsHomologous recombinationCytidine deaminase proteinSequence repeatsCytidine deaminationDNA end resectionHundreds of basesAnalysis of recombinantsVertebrate cellsGene conversionRepeat recombinationEnd resectionHolliday junctionsHomologous sequencesSequence homologyReporter transgeneStrand invasionIntergenic deletionRecombinogenic activityImmunoglobulin lociRepeatsSomatic hypermutationHeteroduplex formationRecombinationProteinDeamination
2006
Targeting of somatic hypermutation
Odegard VH, Schatz DG. Targeting of somatic hypermutation. Nature Reviews Immunology 2006, 6: 573-583. PMID: 16868548, DOI: 10.1038/nri1896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
UNGstoppable Switching
Unniraman S, Fugmann SD, Schatz DG. UNGstoppable Switching. Science 2004, 305: 1113-1114. PMID: 15326342, DOI: 10.1126/science.1102692.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2001
Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control
Hesslein D, Fields P, Schatz D. Location, location, location: the cell biology of immunoglobulin allelic control. Nature Immunology 2001, 2: 825-826. PMID: 11526394, DOI: 10.1038/ni0901-825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors and Forces Controlling V(D)J Recombination
Hesslein D, Schatz D. Factors and Forces Controlling V(D)J Recombination. Advances In Immunology 2001, 78: 169-232. PMID: 11432204, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(01)78004-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2000
Cell-cycle-regulated DNA double-strand breaks in somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes
Papavasiliou F, Schatz D. Cell-cycle-regulated DNA double-strand breaks in somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes. Nature 2000, 408: 216-221. PMID: 11089977, DOI: 10.1038/35041599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDouble-strand breaksSomatic hypermutationRepair of DSBsVariable region promotersImmunoglobulin variable region genesDNA replicationHomologous recombinationHeterologous promoterSpecific residuesVariable genesNearby mutationsRegion promoterVariable region genesImmunoglobulin genesHeterologous sequencesChromosomal translocationsPoint mutationsGenesRegion genesMutationsHypermutationTranscriptionPromoterB-cell tumorsIntermolecular V(D)J Recombination*
Tevelev A, Schatz D. Intermolecular V(D)J Recombination*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 8341-8348. PMID: 10722664, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.12.8341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
DNA Hairpin Opening Mediated by the RAG1 and RAG2 Proteins
Shockett P, Schatz D. DNA Hairpin Opening Mediated by the RAG1 and RAG2 Proteins. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1999, 19: 4159-4166. PMID: 10330156, PMCID: PMC104375, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.6.4159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
A Basic Motif in the N-Terminal Region of RAG1 Enhances V(D)J Recombination Activity
McMahan C, Difilippantonio M, Rao N, Spanopoulou E, Schatz D. A Basic Motif in the N-Terminal Region of RAG1 Enhances V(D)J Recombination Activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1997, 17: 4544-4552. PMID: 9234712, PMCID: PMC232308, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.8.4544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic amino acid motifN-terminal regionSite-specific DNA recognitionRecombination activityCell-specific componentsComponent gene segmentsExtrachromosomal recombination substratesAmino acid motifsAmino acids 216Site-specific recombination reactionAntigen receptor genesEvolutionary conservationNuclear transportRAG2 proteinsRAG1 proteinRecombination functionsRecombination substratesDeletion analysisDNA recognitionEnzymatic machineryAcid motifFurther mutagenesisSRP-1N-terminusRAG1
1992
V(D)J Recombination: Molecular Biology and Regulation
Schatz D, Oettinger M, Schlissel M. V(D)J Recombination: Molecular Biology and Regulation. Annual Review Of Immunology 1992, 10: 359-383. PMID: 1590991, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.iy.10.040192.002043.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements