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ArticleGenes & development2002

Evidence of a critical architectural function for the RAG proteins in end processing, protection, and joining in V(D)J recombination.

Chia-Lun Tsai, Anna H Drejer, David G Schatz

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Article in Genes & development, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A novelBlood · 2019
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  2. Physiological Roles of DNA Double-Strand Breaks.Journal of nucleic acids · 2017
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  14. RAG: a recombinase diversified.Nature immunology · 2009
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chia-Lun TsaiDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
Anna H Drejer
David G Schatz
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics · RU

Funding

Mechanism and Targeting of V(D)J RecombinationR01AI032524 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI David G. Schatz · 1992 to 2026
$6.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI032524NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI-32524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In addition to creating the DNA double strand breaks that initiate V(D)J recombination, the RAG proteins are thought to play a critical role in the joining phase of the reaction. One such role, suggested by in vitro studies, might be to ensure the structural integrity of postcleavage complexes, but the significance of such a function in vivo is unknown. We have identified RAG1 mutants that are proficient in DNA cleavage but defective in their ability to interact with coding ends after cleavage and in the capture of target DNA for transposition. As a result, these mutants exhibit severe defects in hybrid joint formation, hairpin coding end opening, and transposition in vitro, and in V(D)J recombination in vivo. Our results suggest that the RAG proteins have an architectural function in facilitating proper and efficient V(D)J joining, and a protective function in preventing degradation of broken ends prior to joining.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SubstitutionAlanineAnimalsCell LineCysteineDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA NucleotidyltransferasesGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteGenes, RAG-1Glutamic AcidHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedAlanineCysteineDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA NucleotidyltransferasesGlutamic AcidHomeodomain ProteinsMacromolecular SubstancesNuclear ProteinsRAG-1 proteinRAG2 protein, humanRag2 protein, mouseRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSerineVDJ RecombinasesV(D)J recombination activating protein 2

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PMID12154124
PMCPMC186421
OpenAlexW2148267271

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