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ArticleMolecular immunology2006

The cytidine deaminases AID and APOBEC-1 exhibit distinct functional properties in a novel yeast selectable system.

Kristina Krause, Kenneth B Marcu, Jobst Greeve

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Article in Molecular immunology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Kristina KrauseDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Kenneth B Marcu
Jobst Greeve
University of Bern · CHUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

MOLECULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTIBODY CLASS SWITCHINGR01GM026939 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI MARCU, KENNETH B · 1985 to 2002
$792k
NIGMS NIH HHS GM26939NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM026939NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM026939-22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is indispensable for immunoglobulin maturation by somatic hypermutations and class switch recombination and is supposed to deaminate cytidines in DNA, while its homolog APOBEC-1 edits apolipoprotein (apo) B mRNA by cytidine deamination. We studied the editing activity of APOBEC-1 and AID in yeast using the selectable marker Gal4 linked to its specific inhibitor protein Gal80 via an apo B cassette (Gal4-C) or via the variable region of a mouse immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (Gal4-VH). Expression of APOBEC-1 induced C to U editing in up to 15% of the Gal4-C transcripts, while AID was inactive in this reaction even in the presence of the APOBEC-1 complementation factor. After expression of APOBEC-1 as well as AID approximately 10(-3) of yeast cells survived low stringency selection and expressed beta-galactosidase. Neither AID nor APOBEC-1 mutated the VH sequence of Gal4-VH, and consequently the yeast colonies did not escape high stringent selection. AID, however, induced frequent plasmid recombinations that were only rarely observed with APOBEC-1. In conclusion, AID cannot substitute APOBEC-1 to edit the apo B mRNA, and the expression of AID in yeast is not sufficient for the generation of point mutations in a highly transcribed Gal4-VH sequence. Cofactors for AID induced somatic hypermutations of immunoglobulin variable regions, that are present in B cells and a variety of non-B cells, appear to be missing in yeast. In contrast to APOBEC-1, AID alone does not exhibit an intrinsic specificity for its target sequences.

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RNA EditingAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)AnimalsAPOBEC-1 DeaminaseApolipoproteins BCytidineCytidine DeaminaseDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryGene Expression RegulationGenes, ImmunoglobulinGenes, ReporterGenes, SyntheticImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMiceAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)APOBEC-1 DeaminaseApobec1 protein, mouseApobec1 protein, ratApolipoproteins BCytidineCytidine DeaminaseDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryGAL4 protein, S cerevisiaeGAL80 protein, S cerevisiaeImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsUracil

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PMID15963568
PMCPMC1307530
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