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Structures of a RAG-like transposase during cut-and-paste transposition
Liu C, Yang Y, Schatz DG. Structures of a RAG-like transposase during cut-and-paste transposition. Nature 2019, 575: 540-544. PMID: 31723264, PMCID: PMC6872938, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1753-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structureC-terminal tailUnique structural elementsStrand transfer complexEukaryotic cutEvolutionary progenitorsMicroscopy structureRAG recombinasePaste transpositionApo enzymeSubstrate DNAHelicoverpa zeaConformational changesEarly stepsTransposaseAdaptive immune systemDNATarget siteTransposonTarget DNAPivotal roleActive siteEnzymeTransposition processEssential component
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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