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DNA polymerases nu and theta are required for efficient immunoglobulin V gene diversification in chicken.
The Journal of cell biology - 28 Jun 2010
Kohzaki Masaoki, Nishihara Kana, Hirota Kouji, Sonoda Eiichiro, Yoshimura Michio, Ekino Shigeo, Butler John E, Watanabe Masami, Halazonetis Thanos D, Takeda Shunichi
Abstract excerpt
The chicken DT40 B lymphocyte line diversifies its immunoglobulin (Ig) V genes through translesion DNA synthesis-dependent point mutations (Ig hypermutation) and homologous recombination (HR)-dependent Ig gene conversion. The error-prone biochemical characteristic of the A family DNA polymerases Polnu and Pol led us to explore the role of these polymerases in Ig gene diversification in DT40 cells. Disruption of...
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