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ArticleNature communications2017

Clonally stable Vκ allelic choice instructs Igκ repertoire.

Rena Levin-Klein, Shira Fraenkel, Michal Lichtenstein, Louise S Matheson, Osnat Bartok, Yuval Nevo, Sebastian Kadener, Anne E Corcoran, Howard Cedar, Yehudit Bergman

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Rena Levin-KleinDepartment of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Shira FraenkelDepartment of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Michal LichtensteinDepartment of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Louise S MathesonNuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Osnat BartokBiological Chemistry Department, Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Edmund J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Yuval NevoComputation Center, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Sebastian KadenerBiological Chemistry Department, Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Edmund J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Anne E CorcoranNuclear Dynamics Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.
Howard CedarDepartment of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Yehudit BergmanDepartment of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although much has been done to understand how rearrangement of the Igκ locus is regulated during B-cell development, little is known about the way the variable (V) segments themselves are selected. Here we show, using B6/Cast hybrid pre-B-cell clones, that a limited number of V segments on each allele is stochastically activated as characterized by the appearance of non-coding RNA and histone modifications. The activation states are clonally distinct, stable across cell division and developmentally important in directing the Ig repertoire upon differentiation. Using a new approach of allelic ATAC-seq, we demonstrate that the Igκ V alleles have differential chromatin accessibility, which may serve as the underlying basis of clonal maintenance at this locus, as well as other instances of monoallelic expression throughout the genome. These findings highlight a new level of immune system regulation that optimizes gene diversity.

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AllelesAnimalsAntibodiesChromatinFemaleGenetic VariationHistonesImmune SystemImmunoglobulin kappa-ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidRNA, UntranslatedTranscription, GeneticAntibodiesChromatinHistonesImmunoglobulin kappa-ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionRNA, Untranslated

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PMID28555639
PMCPMC5459994

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