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Tissue-specific sensitivity to AID expression in transgenic mouse models.
Gene - 1 Aug 2006
Rucci Francesca, Cattaneo Leonardo, Marrella Veronica, Sacco Maria Grazia, Sobacchi Cristina, Lucchini Franco, Nicola Stefania, Della Bella Silvia, Villa Maria Luisa, Imberti Luisa, Gentili Francesca, Montagna Cristina, Tiveron Cecilia, Tatangelo Laura, Facchetti Fabio, Vezzoni Paolo, Villa Anna
Abstract excerpt
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), an enzyme with homology to members of the APOBEC family, is involved in somatic hypermutation (SHM) of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes, either by direct deamination of DNA or by an indirect action through its putative RNA editing activity. AID is able to mutate both Ig-like reporter constructs and selected non-Ig genes in normal B cells and in other cells when ectopically...
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