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Increased targeting of donor switch region and IgE in Sgamma1-deficient B cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20511552     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ab class switch recombination involves a recombination between two repetitive DNA sequences known as switch (S) regions that vary in length, content, and density of the repeats. Abs expressed by B cells are diversified by somatic hypermutation and class switch recombination. Both class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation are initiated by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), which preferentially recognizes certain hot spots that are far more enriched in the S regions. We found that removal of the largest S region, Sgamma1 (10 kb), in mice can result in the accumulation of mutations and short-range intra-S recombination in the donor Smu region. Furthermore, elevated levels of IgE were detected in trinitrophenol-OVA-immunized mice and in anti-CD40 plus IL-4-stimulated B cells in vitro. We propose that AID availability and targeting in part might be regulated by its DNA substrate. Thus, prominently transcribed S regions, such as Sgamma1, might provide a sufficient sink for AID protein to titrate away AID from other accessible sites within or outside the Ig locus.
Authors:
Shahram Misaghi; Christopher S Garris; Yonglian Sun; Allen Nguyen; Juan Zhang; Andrew Sebrell; Kate Senger; Donghong Yan; Maria N Lorenzo; Sherry Heldens; Wyne P Lee; Min Xu; Jiansheng Wu; Laura DeForge; Tao Sai; Vishva M Dixit; Ali A Zarrin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  185     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-21     Completed Date:  2010-09-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  166-73     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech, San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
B-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology*,  metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Gene Deletion*
Gene Targeting* / methods
Humans
Immunoglobulin Class Switching / genetics*
Immunoglobulin E / genetics,  metabolism*
Immunoglobulin Isotypes / genetics
Immunoglobulin Switch Region / genetics*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Mutant Strains
Recombination, Genetic / immunology
Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin Isotypes; 37341-29-0/Immunoglobulin E

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