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Essential and perilous: V(D)J recombination and DNA damage checkpoints in lymphocyte precursors.
Seminars in immunology - 1 Jun 1997
Danska J S, Guidos C J
Abstract excerpt
V(D)J recombination generates a diverse array of antigen-binding specificities, but breakage and re-joining of DNA segments have grave implications for the maintenance of genomic stability and oncogenic risk. Exposure of eukaryotic cells to genotoxic agents activates a DNA damage checkpoint that induces cell-cycle arrest and DNA repair, or apoptosis. We discuss several lines of evidence implicating DNA-dependent...
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