Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23374339›Full record

ReviewCell2013

Mechanisms of programmed DNA lesions and genomic instability in the immune system.

Frederick W Alt, Yu Zhang, Fei-Long Meng, Chunguang Guo, Bjoern Schwer

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Review in Cell, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 297 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
297citing papers in PubMed
24.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

297 citing papers in PubMed, 478 citations in OpenAlex.

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237 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frederick W AltDepartments of Genetics and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. alt@enders.tch.harvard.edu
Yu Zhang
Fei-Long Meng
Chunguang Guo
Bjoern Schwer
Boston Children's Hospital · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Mechanisms that Control IgH Variable Region Exon AssemblyR01AI020047 · NIAID · IMMUNE DISEASE INSTITUTE, INC. · PI ALT, FREDERICK W. · 1985 to 2025
$14.1M
Elucidation of The Role Of SIRT6 In Neural Function, Aging, And NeurodegenerationK01AG043630 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SCHWER, BJOERN · 2012 to 2016
$647k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020047NIA NIH HHS K01 AG043630NIA NIH HHS K01AG043630
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomal translocations involving antigen receptor loci are common in lymphoid malignancies. Translocations require DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at two chromosomal sites, their physical juxtaposition, and their fusion by end-joining. Ability of lymphocytes to generate diverse repertoires of antigen receptors and effector antibodies derives from programmed genomic alterations that produce DSBs. We discuss these lymphocyte-specific processes, with a focus on mechanisms that provide requisite DSB target specificity and mechanisms that suppress DSB translocation. We also discuss recent work that provides new insights into DSB repair pathways and the influences of three-dimensional genome organization on physiological processes and cancer genomes.

Indexed as

DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityV(D)J RecombinationAnimalsHumansLymphocytesLymphomaReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTranslocation, GeneticReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID23374339
PMCPMC4382911
OpenAlexW2139891717

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Registered trials

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