Transposition mediated by RAG1 and RAG2 and the evolution of the adaptive immune system

Immunologic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 169-182

  Schatz, David G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immune system; RAG1; RAG2; Site specific recombination; Transposition; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; EVOLUTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSPOSON; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032801242     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786485     Document Type: Article

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