2011
Recombination centres and the orchestration of V(D)J recombination
Schatz DG, Ji Y. Recombination centres and the orchestration of V(D)J recombination. Nature Reviews Immunology 2011, 11: 251-263. PMID: 21394103, DOI: 10.1038/nri2941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen receptor genesRecombination signal sequencesSignal sequenceHigher-order chromatin architectureHistone H3 lysine 4Receptor geneAntigen receptor gene segmentsInactive nuclear compartmentsPlant homeodomain (PHD) fingerH3 lysine 4Antigen receptor lociReceptor gene segmentsEctopic recruitmentChromatin architectureChromatin structureLysine 4Active chromatinGenome instabilityHistone modificationsRAG2 proteinsThousands of sitesNuclear compartmentRecombination eventsTranscriptional activityGenomic DNA
2009
Leaky severe combined immunodeficiency and aberrant DNA rearrangements due to a hypomorphic RAG1 mutation
Giblin W, Chatterji M, Westfield G, Masud T, Theisen B, Cheng HL, DeVido J, Alt FW, Ferguson DO, Schatz DG, Sekiguchi J. Leaky severe combined immunodeficiency and aberrant DNA rearrangements due to a hypomorphic RAG1 mutation. Blood 2009, 113: 2965-2975. PMID: 19126872, PMCID: PMC2662642, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-165167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-strand breaksHypomorphic RAG1 mutationsImmune system dysfunctionDNA rearrangementsKnockin mouse modelP53 mutant backgroundAberrant DNA rearrangementsDNA double-strand breaksPremature immunosenescenceDNA end processingSystem dysfunctionRecombination signal sequencesMouse modelRAG1 mutationsImmune systemMice exhibitAntigen receptor genesThymic lymphomasTumor developmentVivo evidenceMutant backgroundLymphocyte developmentSignal sequenceReceptor geneHypomorphic mutations
2006
Origins of peripheral B cells in IL-7 receptor-deficient mice
Hesslein DG, Yang SY, Schatz DG. Origins of peripheral B cells in IL-7 receptor-deficient mice. Molecular Immunology 2006, 43: 326-334. PMID: 16310046, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2005.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-7Ralpha-deficient miceB cell populationsB cellsBone marrowSplenic B cellsIL-7RalphaCell percentageIL-7 receptor-deficient miceCell populationsReceptor-deficient micePeripheral B cellsSplenic B cell populationSpleens of adultBone marrow-derived B cellsReceptor alpha geneEarly lymphoid differentiationAdult bone marrowSplenic populationsPeripheral BNeonatal developmentB cell developmentFollicular cellsMarrowMiceFetal liver