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Activation-induced deaminase: light and dark sides.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16861038     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Activation-induced deaminase (AID) is required for class switch recombination (CSR) and somatic hypermutation (SHM), which are responsible for secondary diversification of antibodies in germinal centers. AID initiates these processes by deamination of cytosines on the immunoglobulin (Ig) locus, a potentially mutagenic activity. AID expression is restricted to germinal-center B cells, but the mechanisms that regulate its target specificity are not completely understood. Here, we review the most recent findings on the regulation of AID targeting and discuss how AID activity on non-Ig genes is relevant to the generation of chromosome translocations and to lymphomagenesis.
Authors:
Virginia G de Yébenes; Almudena R Ramiro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2006-07-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Trends in molecular medicine     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1471-4914     ISO Abbreviation:  Trends Mol Med     Publication Date:  2006 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-30     Completed Date:  2006-11-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100966035     Medline TA:  Trends Mol Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  432-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
DNA Hypermutation and Cancer Group, Spanish National Cancer Center (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antibody Diversity / genetics
B-Lymphocytes / enzymology
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Cytidine Deaminase / genetics,  metabolism*
Epigenesis, Genetic
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Humans
Immunoglobulin Class Switching / physiology
Lymphoma / genetics
Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin
Translocation, Genetic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.5.4.-/AICDA (activation-induced cytidine deaminase); EC 3.5.4.5/Cytidine Deaminase

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