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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Pablo Perez-Duran
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39115 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Pérez-Durán Pablo P Belver Laura L de Yébenes Virginia G VG Delgado Pilar P Pisano David G DG Ramiro Almudena R AR
The Journal of experimental medicine 20120604 7
Secondary diversification of antibodies through somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) is a critical component of the immune response. Activation-induced deaminase (AID) initiates both processes by deaminating cytosine residues in immunoglobulin genes. The resulting U:G mismatch can be processed by alternative pathways to give rise to a mutation (SHM) or a DNA double-strand break (CSR). Central to this processing is the activity of uracil-N-glycosylase (UNG), an enzyme ...[more]