2024
Chapter 2 The Mechanism, Regulation and Evolution of V(D)J Recombination
Schatz D, Zhang Y, Xiao J, Zha S, Zhang Y, Alt F. Chapter 2 The Mechanism, Regulation and Evolution of V(D)J Recombination. 2024, 13-57. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95895-0.00004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen receptor lociNon-homologous end joiningChromatin loop extrusionRecombination-activating geneLoop extrusionV(D)J recombinationRecombination-activating gene proteinV(D)J recombination reactionReceptor locusEnd joiningDouble-strand (ds) DNA breaksLoop extrusion mechanismRegulation of recombinationRepertoire of antigen receptorsLymphocyte developmentOncogenic chromosomal translocationsVariable region gene segmentsDNA repair proteinsDNA repair pathwaysChromatin accessibilityDNA segmentsV(D)J recombinase activitySubstrate DNALoop domainV(D)J junctions
2015
Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes
Hu J, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Frock RL, Du Z, Meyers RM, Meng FL, Schatz DG, Alt FW. Chromosomal Loop Domains Direct the Recombination of Antigen Receptor Genes. Cell 2015, 163: 947-959. PMID: 26593423, PMCID: PMC4660266, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCCCTC-Binding FactorChromosomes, MammalianDNA-Binding ProteinsGenes, mycGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsLymphomaMiceNucleotide MotifsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranslocation, GeneticV(D)J RecombinationConceptsRecombination signal sequencesRSS pairAntigen receptor genesSignal sequenceRAG activityDNA breaksChromosomal loopsLoop domainBiological processesConvergent CTCFChromosomal translocationsCleavage siteReceptor geneTarget activitySuch breaksMarked orientation dependenceRecombinationRAGCTCFChromatinMegabasesOff-target distributionGenesBreaksDomain