2021
Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator
Yang Y, Liu C, Zhou W, Shi W, Chen M, Zhang B, Schatz DG, Hu Y, Liu B. Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2702. PMID: 33976201, PMCID: PMC8113463, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22990-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayDNA, BacterialDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenetic VectorsModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRecombinant ProteinsTranscription Elongation, GeneticTranscription Initiation, GeneticConceptsMerR family regulatorsFamily regulatorCryo-electron microscopy structureBacterial RNA polymerase holoenzymeRegulation of transcriptionRNA polymerase holoenzymePromoter openingTranscription regulationMicroscopy structureTranscription initiationPolymerase holoenzymeRNA elongationTranscriptional regulatorsMerR familyDNA remodelingSpacer DNAPromoter recognitionPromoter elementsCellular signalsSpacer promoterInitial transcriptionTranscription processTranscriptionPromoterRegulator
2015
RAG Represents a Widespread Threat to the Lymphocyte Genome
Teng G, Maman Y, Resch W, Kim M, Yamane A, Qian J, Kieffer-Kwon KR, Mandal M, Ji Y, Meffre E, Clark MR, Cowell LG, Casellas R, Schatz DG. RAG Represents a Widespread Threat to the Lymphocyte Genome. Cell 2015, 162: 751-765. PMID: 26234156, PMCID: PMC4537821, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombination signalsStrong recombination signalGenome stabilityHuman genomeActive promotersGenomeDNA damageChromosomal translocationsCleavage siteWidespread threatRAG1Lymphocyte genomeEvolutionary struggleRecombinationRAGChromatinPromoterEndonucleaseSitesRAG2TranslocationAbundanceDepletionEnhancerHeptamer
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 tumors