Ordered assembly of the V(D)J synaptic complex ensures accurate recombination

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 4162-4171

  Jones, Jessica M ^a   Gellert, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA recombination; Nucleoprotein complex; RAG1; RAG2; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; DNA; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESTERIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 0036682598     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf394     Document Type: Article

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