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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Recent in vitro work on V(D)J recombination has helped to clarify its mechanism. The first stage of the reaction, which can be reproduced with the purified RAG1 and RAG2 proteins, is a site-specific cleavage that generates the same broken DNA species found in vivo. The cleavage reaction is closely related to known types of transpositional recombination, such as that of HIV integrase. All the site specificity of V(D)J recombination, including the 12/23 rule, is determined by the RAG proteins. The later steps largely overlap with the repair of radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks, as indicated by the identity of several newly characterized factors involved in repair. These developments open the way for a thorough biochemical study of V(D)J recombination.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0952-7915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
114-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Specificity in V(D)J recombination: new lessons from biochemistry and genetics.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Building 5, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0540, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't