Alternative end-joining catalyzes class switch recombination in the absence of both Ku70 and DNA ligase

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 417-427

  Boboila, Cristian ^a,b,c,d   Yan, Catherine ^c   Wesemann, Duane R ^a,b,c,d,e   Jankovic, Mila ^h   Wang, Jing H ^a,b,c,d   Manis, John ^a,b   Nussenzweig, Andre ^f,g   Nussenzweig, Michel ^d,h   Alt, Frederick W ^a,b,c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; KU ANTIGEN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XRCC4 PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA LIGASE (ATP); IMMUNOGLOBULIN; XRCC4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA LIGASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MICE;

EID: 77149176004     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 15409538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20092449     Document Type: Article

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