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Lymphocyte-specific compensation for XLF/cernunnos end-joining functions in V(D)J recombination.
Molecular cell - 5 Sept 2008
Li Gang, Alt Frederick W, Cheng Hwei-Ling, Brush James W, Goff Peter H, Murphy Mike M, Franco Sonia, Zhang Yu, Zha Shan
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in XLF/Cernunnos (XLF) cause lymphocytopenia in humans, and various studies suggest an XLF role in classical nonhomologous end joining (C-NHEJ). We now find that XLF-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts are ionizing radiation (IR) sensitive and severely impaired for ability to support V(D)J recombination. Yet mature lymphocyte numbers in XLF-deficient mice are only modestly decreased. Moreover,...
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