Article
Evolution of Ig DNA Sequence to Target Specific Base Positions Within Codons for Somatic Hypermutation
1 Mar 2002
Abstract excerpt
Ig variable (V) region genes are subjected to a somatic hypermutation process as B lymphocytes participate in immune reactions to protein Ags. Although little is known regarding the mechanism of mutagenesis, a consistent hierarchy of trinucleotide target preferences is evident. Analysis of trinucleotide regional distributions predicted and we now empirically confirm the surprising finding that the framework 2...
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