2020
Position-Dependent Differential Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation
Zhou JQ, Kleinstein SH. Position-Dependent Differential Targeting of Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 205: 3468-3479. PMID: 33188076, PMCID: PMC7726104, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic hypermutationSHM targetingIg sequencesSame DNA motifTranscription start siteAllele-specific effectsInfluence of selectionGene familyVariable gene familiesDNA motifsSequence neighborhoodError-prone repairStart siteAb diversityDNA lesionsDifferential targetingUnique motifMotifSequenceTargetingHypermutationEffective humoral immunityIntrinsic biasesAffinity maturationLarge collection
2015
The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales
Yaari G, Benichou JI, Heiden J, Kleinstein SH, Louzoun Y. The mutation patterns in B-cell immunoglobulin receptors reflect the influence of selection acting at multiple time-scales. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2015, 370: 20140242. PMID: 26194756, PMCID: PMC4528419, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody AffinityAntibody DiversityB-LymphocytesCell LineageClonal Selection, Antigen-MediatedComplementarity Determining RegionsGenes, ImmunoglobulinHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionModels, GeneticModels, ImmunologicalMutationReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSomatic Hypermutation, ImmunoglobulinTime FactorsConceptsLineage treesPositive selectionStrong selection pressureLong-term selectionInfluence of selectionGene familyVariable gene familiesComplementarity determining regionsClone membersMutation patternsSelection pressureB cell populationsImmunoglobulin genesB cellsFramework regionsSomatic hypermutationSomatic mutationsAffinity maturationMutationsClone sizeMaturation processLong trunkAffinity maturation processSignificant diversityMultiple rounds