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Role of recombination activating genes in the generation of antigen receptor diversity and beyond.
Immunology - 1 Dec 2012
Nishana Mayilaadumveettil, Raghavan Sathees C
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V(D)J recombination is the process by which antibody and T-cell receptor diversity is attained. During this process, antigen receptor gene segments are cleaved and rejoined by non-homologous DNA end joining for the generation of combinatorial diversity. The major players of the initial process of cleavage are the proteins known as RAG1 (recombination activating gene 1) and RAG2. In this review, we discuss the...
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