Dual role of RAG2 in V(D)J recombination: Catalysis and regulation of ordered Ig gene assembly

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4881-4886

  Kirch, Susan A ^a,b   Rathbun, Gary A ^c   Oettinger, Marjorie A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell development; Immunoglobulin; RAG2; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; RECOMBINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA PRIMERS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MICE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032541328     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.16.4881     Document Type: Article

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