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Post-translational regulation of activation-induced cytidine deaminase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19010772     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The assembled immunoglobulin genes in the B cells of mice and humans are altered by distinct processes known as class switch recombination (CSR) and somatic hypermutation, leading to diversification of the antibody repertoire. These two DNA modification processes are initiated by the B cell-specific protein factor activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID). AID is post-translationally modified by phosphorylation at multiple sites, although functional significance during CSR has been implicated only for phosphorylation at serine-38 (S38). Although multiple laboratories have demonstrated that AID function is regulated via phosphorylation at S38, the precise biological role of S38 phosphorylation has been a topic of debate. Here, we discuss our interpretation of the significance of AID regulation via phosphorylation and also discuss how this form of AID regulation may have evolved in higher organisms.
Authors:
Uttiya Basu; Andrew Franklin; Frederick W Alt
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences     Volume:  364     ISSN:  1471-2970     ISO Abbreviation:  Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci.     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-29     Completed Date:  2009-03-27     Revised Date:  2010-09-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503623     Medline TA:  Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  667-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Cytidine Deaminase / genetics,  metabolism*
Enzyme Activation
Evolution*
Immunoglobulin Class Switching / genetics*
Models, Biological
Molecular Sequence Data
Phosphorylation
Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin / genetics*
Zebrafish
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.5.4.5/Cytidine Deaminase
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