The origins of the Rag genes-From transposition to V(D)J recombination

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Fugmann, Sebastian D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Evolution; RAG1; RAG2; Transposase

Indexed keywords

RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; TRANSPOSASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; TRANSPOSON; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, RAG-1; HUMANS; TRANSPOSASES; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 77949269476     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2009.11.004     Document Type: Review

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